Unorganised Labour in the Organised Sector: A study of Darjeeling Tea Plantations

The Tea Plantations in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal is a world-renowned tea producing region in India. It is also the primary source of livelihood specially for the people in this region. This paper provides the real image of the Tea Gardens in the Hills. The Tea Industry which is believed to have a distinct work activity as an Organised Sector. This paper projects their livelihood which is a distinct labouring activity. It explicates their significant issues of the past and has tried to perceive how they are at the present moment. It is an account of the Century old British era economy and their Unorganised condition. Thus, this article is a noteworthy effort to show how the Organised Sector has Unorganised labour problems. It shows common situation in their everyday life. Most prominently their pandemic situation in the Plantations is an example of worker and employer relationship of apathy