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were good they may be interested in work more and
try to increase the production.
4 Conclusion
As a tea producing country, Bangladesh is well known
in the world. From that point of view, tea workers and
their contribution to the GDP is not negligible.
Moreover, these workers as being human should have
all kind of human rights whereas they are mostly
discriminated in our society. From the above
discussion, it is concluded that tea garden’s workers
are still lagging behind in terms of socially,
economically and culturally. The most responsible
reason that comes forward from our study is illiteracy
because literate people are always aware of their rights.
It is the duty of the society, Government and all other
agencies related to tea gardens, to make them literate,
culturally reach, and economically stable so that they
can live an acceptable life without being deprived of
human rights and can contribute in the tea garden
immensely which will flourish our economy in greater
extent .
5 Recommendations
1. Tea workers might be made aware of their basic
rights and needs, governance, labour laws of the
country through proper training and learning project.
2. The Government might compel the garden authority
to take steps to educate the tea workers in a proper
way.
3. Extensive socio-economic development programs,
especially income generating activities need to be
introduced by Governmental and Non Governmental
organizations in the tea garden areas.
4. Electricity, pure drinking water and scientific
sanitation supply must be ensured.
5. For decreasing the child labor the guardians should
be made aware of its disadvantages. Besides, programmes
for poverty alleviation may be undertaken.
6. Frequent communication between the people of tea
gardens and mainstream society should be arranged,
so that the mainstream people do not undermine the
status of tea gardeners.
7. Extensive training on existing important laws and
human rights laws of the country should be arranged
in the tea garden and participation of all the members
of the panchayat committee must be ensured. The
panchayat committee should be strengthened, so that
it can play a vital role in resolving any kind of
problems occurring in the tea- gardens. The
participation of common people in the functions of
each panchayat committee must be ensured.
8. The employers must create socially congenial
working environment in the work place.
9. Government of Bangladesh might be diligent in
implementing the labor laws and must take action to
solve various problems faced by the tea workers.
10. The organizations which deal with human rights
should be invited to work among the tea worker.
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