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India tea workers kill owner in West Bengal pay dispute | |
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Workers at a tea plantation in eastern India have killed the owner during negotiations over a pay dispute. | Workers at a tea plantation in eastern India have killed the owner during negotiations over a pay dispute. |
The owner of the Sonali tea estate in West Bengal was dragged out of talks on Saturday. He died after being beaten up and stabbed by a crowd. | |
Police say Rajesh Agarwal had gone to pacify the workers who had reportedly not been paid for two or three months. Two men and five women have been held. | |
Many workers in India's tea plantations are malnourished and poorly paid. | |
Several incidents of attacks on tea executives by workers have been reported in recent years. | Several incidents of attacks on tea executives by workers have been reported in recent years. |
In 2012 a tea plantation owner and his wife were burned to death in the neighbouring state of Assam. | In 2012 a tea plantation owner and his wife were burned to death in the neighbouring state of Assam. |
Indian is the world's second-largest tea producer after China. | Indian is the world's second-largest tea producer after China. |