Building a Wider
Horizon With Labour
Labour activists have raised serious concerns about the Chaa Sundari housing scheme launched in West Bengal in March 2022. Under the scheme, labourers working in tea gardens would be provided homes under the parja patta (land document) rights. The housing scheme may not even meet the actual requirements of the tea plantation workers, a study by labour union conducted in 2022 found. It can eventually deteriorate their life by increasing the cost of living and eroding their cultural and community values, the union said. A ground report on the response of the Tea Garden community was conducted in consultation with architect Debasmita Ghosh in the backdrop of the recent announcement of land documents and land allotment for tea plantation workers during the state budget speech.
