List of trade unions in Indian tea gardens

This is a list of Indian trade unions in tea gardens, with their political affiliation in parentheses.

Assam

• Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)[1]
• Assam Sangrami Chah Shramik Sangh, affiliated to All India Central Council of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)
• Assam Tea Labour Union[2]
• Cachar Chah Sramik Union, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)
• Namoni Asam Cha Mazdoor Sangh, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

West Bengal

• All West Bengal Tea Garden Labourers Union (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))[3]
• Cha Bagan Mazdoor Union, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions[4] (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
• Darjeeling District Chia Kaman Majdoor Union, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions[5] (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
• Darjeeling District Chia Kaman Majdoor Union, affiliated to All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)
• Darjeeling Terai Dooars Cheeya Kaman Mazdoor Union[6] (Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists)
• Darjeeling Terai Dooars Plantation Labour Union affiliated to (Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha)
• Dooars Cha Bagan Workers' Union, affialied to United Trade Union Congress[7] (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
• Himalayan Plantation Workers' Union (Gorkha National Liberation Front)[6]
• National Union of Plantation Workers, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress[8][9] (Indian National Congress)
• Terai Sangrami Cha Sramik Union affiliated to the All India Central Council of Trade Unions[10] (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)[11]
• West Bengal Cha Mazdoor Sabha, affiliated to Hind Mazdoor Sabha[12]

References

1. Sharma, Jayeeta. Empire's Garden: Assam and the Making of India. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2011. p. 235
2. "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Unions to move governor over Powai". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011. Assam
3. "Campaign for a Just Wage for Tea Plantation Workers launched | Media Room | New Trade Union Initiative". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
4. "Mujnai to reopen on May 4". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
5. "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | North Bengal & Sikkim | Three civic bodies to get babus as 'rulers'". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011. District
6. "Work suspension at Chong Tong tea garden continues". The Times of India. 18 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
7. "Tribals set Cong office on fire". The Times of India. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
8. Mookherja, Sohini (2 June 2008). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Business | Workers' stake in Tata firm sparks row". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
9. "Tea firms see losses ahead as workers strike - Home - livemint.com". livemint.com. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
10. "Tea Workers on a War Path in North Bengal". www.archive.cpiml.org.
11. "Briefs". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 2 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
12. "Merger in tea protest plan". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011. Merger in tea protest plan