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Climate change sparks tension in India tea gardens
2015-05-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in Assam. "Do you think 3,000 rupees are enough when your monthly expenses can be double that?" she mumbles, as she puts on her "jaapi" hat of woven bamboo and palm leaves and takes a sip of tea from a steel mug. As the women workers around Ghatowar nod in agreement the heavens open - it has started raining heavily in recent days after three largely dry months. Unrest is brewing among...
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