Dibrugarh, Sept 30: In a significant escalation of their long-standing demands, tea garden-based organizations are preparing to hold massive rallies in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, home to the largest concentration of tea gardens, plantation workers and their families. The rallies aim to press for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for tea tribes, land allotments with legal land pattas, and full implementation of minimum wage provisions under existing labour laws.

The rally in Tinsukia has been scheduled for October 8, while October 13 has been set for the Dibrugarh rally. Organizers anticipate large-scale participation from workers across both districts, with plans to mobilize people from nearly every tea estate, including small plantations and their factories. Significant disruptions to

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