PANDEMIC AND THE TEA GARDEN WORKERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN JORHAT, ASSAM
Debismita Bora
, Maitreya Goswami
COVID-19, Tea Garden Workers, Health, Livelihoods, Assam
COVID-19 pandemic has posed grave threat to many. The tea garden workers in Assam affected the must in terms of their health and livelihoods. The workers engaged in tea plucking are in fear and risk of Corona. The poor public health infrastructure is evident by government’s own admission in the National Health Profile 2019. The public spending on health is just 1.17 per cent of the GDP. Despite the WHO’s recommendation for availing the PPE kits and other preventive aids for the workers, the tea garden workers remained exposed to the risk, as they continued to work without adequate gears to keep them safe. They plucked tea leaves within a distance of less than three feet. The workers were vulnerable as they did not have safety gear such as masks, gloves and sanitizers- both because of lack of awareness and the provision from the employers. It caused distress to the tea garden workers to visit health center to avail the basic health care. They are in fear of forceful COVID test and detained in isolation in case of simply cold fever or minor illnesses. The present paper examined the distress caused by the pandemic to the tea garden workers in Assam, their experience sand ways to overcome by them. The present study is descriptive in nature. Published data through newspapers, periodic and government sources have been analyzed. Qualitative and in-depth interviews of the selective respondents have been administered to make it more robust in drawing the inference.
"PANDEMIC AND THE TEA GARDEN WORKERS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN JORHAT, ASSAM", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 3, page no.a12-a18, March-2023, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2303002.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 3,
March-2023
Pages : a12-a18
Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_184880
Published Paper Id: IJNRD2303002
Downloads: 000118872
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities
Country: Dibrugarh, Assam, India
ISSN: 2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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