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🇧🇩 "As we savour the warmth of tea or don garments stitched with care, do we pause to acknowledge the unseen hands shaping these moments? This is not just a narrative of labour; it is the story of Bangladesh where every worker’s life is intricately woven into the fabric of national progress. "

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Bangladesh's tea garden workers warrant the same support as other industry labourers For tea workers, the solution lies in comprehensive industry reform.

The number of foreign workers seeking help over claims of exploitation, bullying, underpayment and poor living conditions on UK farms significantly increased last year. In 2024, nearly 700 foreign seasonal agricultural labourers complained they were being treated unfairly by farmers who had brought them over to work, compared to just over 400 in 2023.

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More migrant workers seek help over UK farm exploitation claims The UK government says it always takes "decisive action" where abusive practices are found on farms.

🇮🇳 Two years after a study flagged the epidemic dropsy threat, a new research paper has identified a life-threatening fungal infection mostly in the damaged lungs of tuberculosis survivors among Assam’s tea plantation workers.

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Assam tea workers prone to post-TB fungal disease: study New research identifies life-threatening fungal infection in tuberculosis survivors among Assam's tea plantation workers, impacting post-TB health.