Incident Reports
Tea workers protest in Birtamod
2019-04-17
Province 1, Jhapa, Birtamod
Tea Farm laborers have staged a protest symbolically in Birtamod, Jhapa, on Wednesday by banging plates. They protested as the tea entrepreneurs have not paid them the minimum wage that the Nepal government had fixed for tea plantation and factory workers.
The laborers are demanding that they get a sum total of at least Rs. 385 daily.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Labor disputes, not including civil servants |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 100 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Private company |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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