At the heart of the PBCMS complaint is the continued non-payment of wages and statutory dues, including provident fund and gratuity, to thousands of tea plantation workers, in direct violation of the law and repeated directions of the courts. File | Photo credit: ANI
Emphasis on government failure to protect the rights of tea plantation workers, Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS), a non-political trade union representing these workers in West Bengal, sought international intervention by filing a representation with the International Labor Organization.
“The representation documents the government’s persistent and deliberate failure to ensure compliance with binding international obligations under ratified ILO conventions, including those prohibiting forced labour, mandating equal pay, prohibiting discrimination and protecting the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples, among others,” PBCMS said in a statement.
Published – 02 May 2026 22:42 IST
