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The World Bank said on Thursday (Feb 13) it was investigating allegations that Indian tea plantation workers at a project it is jointly financing with tea giant Tata Global Beverages were being subjected to labour and human rights abuses. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group - said its accountability office decided to probe the project run by Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL) in the northeastern state of Assam after charities had alleged that tea pickers were being exploited.
