Unpaid Wages, Broken Promises: Merico Tea Workers Sit Through Winter Nights as Talks Collapse

Around 150 tea garden workers from seven Merico-run estates in the Dooars are continuing a day-and-night dharna outside the district collectorate of Alipurduar, demanding months of unpaid wages and statutory dues.   Groundxero | January 5, 2026   Around 150 tea garden workers from seven Merico-run estates in the Dooars are continuing a day-and-night dharna […]