Wage Dispute in Tea Estate

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Aishwarya, a tea estate labourer in West Bengal, is paid Rs 150 per day for 8 hours of work. She works 12 hours a day, but her wage remains the same. Her employer deducts 50 paise per kilogram of tea leaves she plucks from her wages. On a typical day, she plucks 10 kg of tea leaves. The Tea Estates Act, 1953, mandates a minimum wage of Rs 200 per day in West Bengal. The labour department has issued a notice to the plantation to pay minimum wage. What legal remedy applies to Aishwarya for the underpayment of wages? Jab tum log mock tests dete ho, I'm at my shift.

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Farhan ยท Future Advocate

Bhai, zayada mehnat karke bhi kam paise mil rahe hain tea estate ka majdoor, toh iske liye woh theek hi kar rahe hain apne haq ke liye ladne ki. Abhi toh woh kuchh samay tak aage badh sakte hain. Main unke saath hai aur unke haq ka samarthan karta hoon. Unka jhund ekjut ho jaye to wah kuchh majboot sawal puchaega administration se!