Causes Of Tea Plantation In Assam

Tea plantation is one of the major industries of the world that requires a large number of workers. Tea plantations had been carried out in various places of Assam, India during the colonial rule. Assam produces more than 54 per cent of the annual tea produce. The British managed workers from various places of India for the Assam tea gardens. The workers were mostly tribal and backward Hindu by caste. They came to distant Assam tea gardens to work here to improve their conditions of life. But reverse happened as the life was rather difficult in the tea gardens. They were tortured and exploited. Their dream shattered. They could not leave the gardens too. Under these circumstances, they started living in the gardens and many generations had
The steam boats were loaded with labours more than their capacity. There was no space left to sit comfortably or sleep at night in the ship. It took several days to reach the destinations. They had to travel many days in the overcrowded ships. They just had to lean against others with no space in between. They were given very ordinary food. There were no proper sanitations. They travelled like animal in the packed ships. Their discomfort or problems were not looked into. The unhygienic journey for several days caused various diseases in the ship during their journey. They were affected with disease like cholera. There was no remedy in the ship. Many of them died on the way. No funeral rites could be performed in the ship. The dead bodies were simply thrown into the
They could not manage job in any other sectors. Hence, they had to work in the estate permanently with all kinds of hardships and hurdles. They cannot raise their voice strongly against the authority even after seventy years of Independence. The workers are forced to work in bonded conditions where there is no escape for them. In the world of globalization, they are still lagging behind. The government have adopted many policies for the development of these people but that have not reached to them successfully. They are still poor and downtrodden