We discuss the concept of a workers’ living wage in the context of tea plantations in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, and compare existing living wage calculations in the light of learnings from a social sustainability study conducted jointly by Cividep India and Finnwatch.
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Plantation workers of the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu form the backbone of India’s world-famous export-oriented tea industry. We reflect on how they still endure low minimum wage standards, bad housing, and healthcare facilities, roadblocks to effective unionization, double vulnerability as migrants, and overall lack of access to a decent quality of life.
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