Problems and Prospects of Woman Tea Plantation Workers: A Case Study of Lebong, Darjeeling

Abstract

In this present research study, the problems of earning livelihood of tea plantation women workers are given thrust. This operational research focused the inconveniences faced by the women tea workers of village, Lebong. The daily schedule of tea workers like performing multiple tasks at their respective tea gardens or tea factories are tried to give thrust here. The diversified tasks like tea leaves plucking, weeding, nurturing, column cutting, cleaning of drainages and miscellaneous factory work etc are important amongst those. This study was carried out in Lebong village of Darjeeling. The Lebong tea garden is taken to be considered as the field area. A total no of 42 women’s tea workers were selected through purpose sample techniques. The present research study intends to focus on analysis of demographic and socio-economic background of women tea workers along with diagnosis of major problem and prospect of this tea industry in said village.