Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Tea Garden Workers Protest Bonus Disappointment
Tea garden workers are upset about their bonus payments.
They want a 20% bonus, but the management offered less.
Workers at several gardens, like Subarnapur and Nagaisuree, protested by locking gates, blocking roads, and refusing to work.
Some managers left their gardens because of the unrest.
The disagreement is partly because the workers want the bonus as advised by the state, and managers are citing prior agreements and financial troubles.
The workers at Joybirpara demanded immediate payment and announced they will not go to work.
Workers at Subarnapur tea garden protested after a lower bonus was offered.
Workers locked the gates and the office at Subarnapur garden.
Nagaisuree tea estate workers held a road blockade to demand a 20% bonus.
The manager of Dharanipur tea estate left the garden due to protests.
At Joybirpara tea estate, workers demanded the full 20% bonus immediately.
- Who
- Tea garden workers and management.
- What
- Protests and disputes over bonus payments.
- When
- Starting last Monday, as of Friday.
- Where
- Tea gardens in the Dooars region of West Bengal, India.
- Why
- Workers demanded a 20% bonus, while management offered a lower rate.
Workers
Management
Bonus Percentage
Workers
Demand a 20% bonus payment.
Management
Offer lower bonus rates citing agreements or financial reasons.
- Location
- Tea gardens in the Dooars region, including Subarnapur, Nagaisuree, Dharanipur, and Joybirpara
- Main Issue
- Disagreement over bonus percentage for workers
- Worker Demand
- 20% bonus payment
- Management Offer/Payment
- Varied; some offered lower percentages, some offered installments
- Actions
- Protests, garden lock-downs, road blockades, and managers leaving.
- Subarnapur Situation
- Workers locked down garden after a lower bonus offer.
