• Where trade unionists start their day on the net ?

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    Where trade unionists start their day on the net.

    The workers facing jail.Last year we told you about a tea plantation in India whose owners are leading members of the "Ethical Tea Partnership," but whose practices were anything but ethical.  

    At the time the workers at the Nowera Nuddy Tea Estate in West Bengal (pictured) were facing a lockout and your support of the IUF campaign helped bring an end to that.

    Today, things have suddenly gotten much worse.


    The workers, who protested against the abusive treatment of a pregnant 22 year-old worker, could face prison sentences of up to seven years, if their employer has its way.

    Mrs. Arti Oraon, the tea plucker who collapsed after being forced to work while eight months pregnant, now faces criminal charges.

    In late April, company officials announced that arrest warrants had been sworn out for Mrs. Oraon and 11 other worker activists, on charges, including theft, grievous bodily harm, unlawful assembly, criminal intimidation and unlawful confinement.

    The IUF has just launched another online campaignwhich I urge you to support.

    Full details of the dispute can be found here.


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