Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Jorhat Tea Workers Protest Reduced Puja Bonus, Demand 20%
Imagine you work in a tea garden and look forward to a special bonus for the Durga Puja festival.
The company that runs the tea garden, Jalinga Tea Company, offered the workers only an 8% bonus.
But, the tea workers want 20%.
The workers are angry because they feel they aren't being treated fairly.
They are protesting and saying they won't accept less than 20%.
They say that they have struggled for basic needs like food and experienced delayed salaries.
They want the government to step in if the company does not give them the bonus.
Tea workers at Naganijan Tea Estate in Jorhat protested against a reduced Puja bonus.
The workers, supported by AATSA, demand a 20% bonus, rejecting the offered 8%.
The protest took place on Friday, involving over a thousand workers.
Workers cited poor treatment, delayed salaries, and lack of facilities by the Jalinga Company.
The workers threaten to intensify the agitation if their demands are unmet.
- Who
- Tea garden workers and AATSA
- What
- Protesting against the reduced Puja bonus offered by the Jalinga Tea Company
- When
- September 5, before Durga Puja
- Where
- Naganijan Tea Estate, Jorhat, Assam
- Why
- Workers demand a 20% bonus, rejecting the offered 8%.
- Location
- Jorhat, Assam
- Event
- Protest against reduced Puja bonus
- Protesting Group
- Tea garden workers
- Organization Supporting Protests
- All Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (AATSA)
- Demanded Bonus
- 20 percent
- Offered Bonus
- 8 percent
- Tea Estate
- Naganijan Tea Estate
- Company
- Jalinga Tea Company