Socio-economic Conditions of Tea Plantation Workers in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Sreemongal

Majumder, Shapan Chandra; Roy, Sanjay Chandra

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“…105 per day regardless of gender, which is significantly lower. This finding also corroborates earlier studies by Majumder & Roy (2012), which reported that it could affect the quality of life. So raising their daily wages can have a positive impact on their lives.…”

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The Socio-Demographic and Socio-Economic Conditions of Some Tea Garden Workers in The West District of Tripura

2024

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This cross-sectional study was undertaken to study the socio-demographic and socio-economic conditions of the tea garden workers between 18 to 60 years of the West district of Tripura. Information like age, sex, educational status, religion, marital status, household status, employment status, monthly family income etc has been collected using a standardised questionnaire. Some additional data were also collected on the worker's families, like living conditions, food intake and health status. We have also measured the social risk score of the worker's families using a standardized questionnaire. The results were used to classify workers' families into three categories: high-risk families (scores 8), at-risk families (scores between 4 and 7), and families without risk (score 3). The current study revealed that the tea estate workers in the West district of Tripura were economically and socially deprived of basic needs, and the living standard was alarming. In our study population, 72% were illiterate, 23% had finished primary, and 5% had secondary education. 62% of the respondents live below the poverty line (BPL), 64% of the workers earn between Rs 2001-5000 per month and only 1% had one hygienic toilet facility. The result of the social risk score study shows that 70% of workers are at social risk (Score ≥ 4), among which 6% are at high risk (Score ≥ 8) and 30% of the workers are without any social risk (Score ≤ 3). This study reveals that many were unaware of various social welfare schemes and policies undertaken by central and state governments and various management of tea estates to improve their status.

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“…In this study, we found most of the respondents were illiterate (62.1%) which was like the result of the study on tea workers 60% and better than the tea workers in the Chittagong district, where illiterate was 88% 24,25 . Education is important to maintain good oral health and hygiene.…”

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Periodontal Status and Gingival Conditions of the Tea Workers

Bhowmick,

Nurunnabi,

Adhikary

et al. 2022

Eastern Med. Coll. J.

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Background: Periodontitis and gingivitis are prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases. The examination of the periodontal and gingival conditions is complex and requires a proficient dental healthcare provider to detect the patient’s definite problems. Methodology: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study to assess the periodontal status and gingival conditions of the 372 tea workers in the purposively selected Premnagar tea garden located in Moulvibazar district, Sylhet 3200, Bangladesh. ‘Community Periodontal Index’ (CPI) was used to measure the periodontal status. Results: Most of the workers (38.2%) were from the age group ≥37 years and illiterates (62.1%). More than two-fourths (57.8%) had detected calculus during probing, one-fourth (25.3%) had a shallow pocket and only 11.6% had healthy periodontal status. The prevalence of poor periodontal status was 88.4%. Among the dental cleaning aids such as toothbrush users, 15.6% had healthy periodontal status, whereas the smokeless tobacco non-users (22.6%) and pan-supari non-chewers (75.0%) had healthy periodontal conditions. The level of periodontal status factors was statistically significant with age, educational qualification, and monthly household income (p<0.05) of the workers. Conclusion: The study warrants poor periodontal health status among the tea workers. It is essential to do the periodical assessment of the periodontal condition, risk factors analysis, and management complications by establishing dental health corners in tea garden health settings. Eastern Med Coll J. Jan 2023; 8 (1) 19-23

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“…Irrespective of large number of laborer, they are getting very low salary Taka 102 (US$ 1.2 per day), recently, tea workers protested about wage rise up to Taka 300 (US$ 3.52) but the agreement settled by rising only US$ 0.2 per day, now the salary is Taka 120 ( US$ 1.42) per day [3]. Most of the tea garden workers lives below poverty line [4], have poor income [5,6], deprived of basic needs [7], which causes problems of poverty [8]. Probable reasons behind this are low income [2], workers are unable to consume nutritious food, socio-economic status, nutritional status and sanitation coverage is poor among the female tea garden workers [9], and poor families had lower dietary diversity than non-poor households in Bangladesh [10].…”

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An Adrift Community in Mainstream Bangladesh: Case of Tea Workers

Fatema

Sarker

Ahmed

et al. 2021

AJAEES

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This research was conducted to analyze the status of tea workers of selected areas of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected through direct interview and secondary data were also collected from different sources. A total of 100 tea workers were randomly selected from Ootterbhag and Indanugger tea estate of Moulvibazar. Descriptive statistics and functional analyses were employed to achieve the objectives of the research. Risk facing index, food security index, food consumption score were calculated and binary logistic regression were carried out to identify the factors affecting food security status. The study revealed that the life of tea workers in selected areas are vulnerable. Wages are not adequate to meet basic needs and the wage raises are not keeping pace with the cost of living. Considering 4.51 average family member the respondent family household is far below the international poverty line (1.90 US$). It was observed from the analysis that 52% sample respondents were illiterate. However, the maximum respondents also agreed that they faced various psychological, mechanical and biological hazards. Household calorie availability or consumption behavior was revealed by food consumption score, which exemplified that 49% respondents are in borderline food consumption pattern while 5% and 46% are in poor and acceptable level respectively. The overall average daily per capita calorie intake by tea workers was observed to be 2076.3996 kilo calorie, which is lower than the national average of Bangladesh. Only 35% household were food secure based on calorie intake. Household was food insecure if number of dependent persons in family increases; food secure with increase in household monthly income; and household food security decreases with increase in household size.

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Socio-economic Conditions of Tea Plantation Workers in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Sreemongal

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The Socio-Demographic and Socio-Economic Conditions of Some Tea Garden Workers in The West District of Tripura

The Socio-Demographic and Socio-Economic Conditions of Some Tea Garden Workers in The West District of Tripura

Periodontal Status and Gingival Conditions of the Tea Workers

An Adrift Community in Mainstream Bangladesh: Case of Tea Workers

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