Thread by @YouthKiAwaaz, Picture this. You go to work, like you always do, and you [...]

Picture this. You go to work, like you always do, and you find out about the #COVID19 outbreak. You’ve lost your livelihood. That’s exactly what happened to millions of wage workers across India. So what sets Assam apart?
#EachOneReachOne

Already vulnerable Adivasi women working in tea gardens are facing a deadly threat. As it is, work conditions are poor. Add to that, 15 lakh of them are forced to keep working. #EachOneReachOne

This is because the Assam government had exempted them from lockdown measures, so that tea production wouldn’t be affected. Is this the way our workers should be treated? https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/jaan-hai-toh-jahaan-hai/

Coronavirus: We Can’t Forget Assam’s Tea Plantation Workers

High instances of anaemia and malnutrition, along with poor healthcare put Assam’s tea plantation workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/jaan-hai-toh-jahaan-hai/

What are the things that the tea garden workers need immediately? Read the full list of demands are here:
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/jaan-hai-toh-jahaan-hai/
#EachOneReachOne

Coronavirus: We Can’t Forget Assam’s Tea Plantation Workers

High instances of anaemia and malnutrition, along with poor healthcare put Assam’s tea plantation workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/jaan-hai-toh-jahaan-hai/

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