The Process of Social Exclusion of Tea Garden Workers: A Study on Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

Abstract

Previous literature suggests that tea garden workers of Bangladesh are excluded from social, political and economic aspects. Therefore, this research work aimed to exploring the process of social exclusion of tea garden worker. All the tea gardens within Sylhet City Corporation have been selected as the study area and empirical data has been collected from selected respondents by Survey and In-depth interview methods. The field data show that tea garden workers are excluded in main three ways. They are deprived from social and political rights and have a very small control on their material world. Such deprivations made them incapable and create a cycle of poverty which leads them to social exclusion. Moreover, tea garden owners and managers play a peculiar role to exploit them from their basic socio-political and economic rights. In such a way, tea garden workers become excluded from the main stream people and living inhuman life.

Wages Divergence and Malfeasance with Tea Garden Workers in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis with Suggestion for the Policymakers

“…Therefore, there is a need to conduct a comparative analysis of the wage divergence and malfeasance issues in the tea garden sector in Bangladesh and provide policy suggestions to address these issues (UN News Global perspective Human stories, 2021). Regardless of the existence of labor laws and regulations to protect the rights of tea garden workers, enforcement of these laws is often weak, which has contributed to the prevalence of malfeasance in the sector (Zaman & Abir, 2017). The living conditions of tea garden workers, including access to healthcare, education, and housing, are often substandard, which has significant implications for their health and wellbeing (Hossain, 2021).…”