GUWAHATI, India -- On the eve of International Women's Day, nearly 2,000 women laborers from the tea gardens of Dhekiajuli, a town in Assam's Sonitpur district, took to the streets demanding a "reasonable" hike in their daily wages after the state government last month approved a 50-rupee ($0.7) increase.
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Assam's female tea pickers say a $0.7 daily wage increase is inadequate to get by, while tea garden owners say rising costs are making their businesses unsustainable. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)
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