Tamil News | Tea workers crushed by taxes

“Tea workers are broke…” continued Anthonysamy… “In Nilgiri district, private tea plantation workers get Rs 375.50 per day and Rs 9,800 per month… In this, ESI, – For PF, 1,300 rupees will be deducted, the rest of the money will be difficult to live on.
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“Now, the local governments are collecting 760 rupees as business tax once every six months… At the same time, the workers of the government’s Tan Tea Company are not collecting this tax…

“That’s why, ‘It doesn’t matter if you pay a lot of wages… It’s not right to withhold like this even if you pay a low wage… The tea companies will pay this tax’, the union executives have sent a petition to the Labor Welfare Department…” he said.
Anthony Samy.