List of trade unions in Indian tea gardens

Political affiliation in brackets.

Assam

Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)^[1]
Assam Sangrami Chah Shramik Sangh, affiliated to All India Central Council of Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)
Assam Tea Labour Union^[2]
Cachar Chah Sramik Union, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress (Indian National Congress)
Namoni Asam Cha Mazdoor Sangh, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions (Communist Party of India (Marxist))

West Bengal

All West Bengal Tea Garden Labourers Union (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist))^[3]
Cha Bagan Mazdoor Union, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions^[4] (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
Darjeeling District Chia Kaman Majdoor Union, affiliated to Centre of Indian Trade Unions^[5] (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
Darjeeling District Chia Kaman Majdoor Union, affiliated to All India Trade Union Congress (Communist Party of India)
Darjeeling Terai Dooars Cheeya Kaman Mazdoor Union^[6] (Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists)
Dooars Cha Bagan Workers’ Union, affialied to United Trade Union Congress^[7] (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
Himalayan Plantation Workers’ Union (Gorkha National Liberation Front)^[6]
National Union of Plantation Workers, affiliated to Indian National Trade Union Congress^[8]^[9] (Indian National Congress)
Terai Sangrami Cha Sramik Union affiliated to the All India Central Council of Trade Unions^[10] (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation)^[11]
West Bengal Cha Mazdoor Sabha, affiliated to Hind Mazdoor Sabha^[12]

References

^ Sharma, Jayeeta. Empire's Garden: Assam and the Making of India. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2011. p. 235
^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Unions to move governor over Powai". telegraphindia.com. 20 July 2010. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100720/jsp/northeast/story_12701684.jsp. Retrieved 1 August 2011. "Assam"
^ http://ntui.org.in/media/item/campaign-for-a-just-wage-for-tea-plantation-workers-launched/
^ "Mujnai to reopen on May 4". telegraphindia.com. 23 April 2011. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110423/jsp/siliguri/story_13889049.jsp. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | North Bengal & Sikkim | Three civic bodies to get babus as ‘rulers’". telegraphindia.com. 6 June 2009. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090606/jsp/siliguri/story_11070594.jsp. Retrieved 1 August 2011. "District"
^ ^a ^b "Work suspension at Chong Tong tea garden continues". m.timesofindia.com. 18 September 2002. http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/22593282.cms. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ "Tribals set Cong office on fire - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 14 September 2009. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-14/kolkata/28090984_1_rajesh-lakra-cha-bagan-workers-union-abavp-s-dooars-terai. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ Mookherja, Sohini (2 June 2008). "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Business | Workers’ stake in Tata firm sparks row". telegraphindia.com. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080602/jsp/business/story_9352232.jsp. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ "Tea firms see losses ahead as workers strike - Home - livemint.com". livemint.com. 28 July 2011. http://www.livemint.com/2011/07/27214622/Tea-firms-see-losses-ahead-as.html?atype=tp. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
^ http://www.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2005/August05/TEA_WORKkers_strike.htm
^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040202/asp/siliguri/story_2850021.asp
^ "Merger in tea protest plan". telegraphindia.com. 9 May 2005. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050509/asp/siliguri/story_4713380.asp. Retrieved 1 August 2011. "Merger in tea protest plan"