Activities of Department of Sociology

Title: - Tea garden labourers and their living conditions
Start Date - 2019-06-01   End Date - 2019-11-30   Duration - 6 days.
Nature of the Activity: - Research Project
Summary: -
A Minor Research Project on Tea Garden Labour and their living Conditions , A study on Teok Tea Estate , Jorhat District Assam
Supervisor: Gitanjali Borgohain
                  Assistant Professor
                 Department of Sociology
Principal Investigator: Nibedita Boruah
                                   Mridusmita Hazarika
Objective of the study:
1. To analyze the living conditions of the tea garden labours and the welfare amenities provided to them.
2. To suggest certain measures to improve the conditions of labour.
Recommendations:
1. Minimum wages are not adequate to meet basic needs . The wages raises are not keeping pace with the cost of living. Therefore increase of daily and monthly wage and their compensation is most essential .
2. Every family have to be provided a toilet with the cost of authority or by government initiative.
3. Women education should be given importance among the community . It is also necessary to raise awareness among the community about nutrition , health and sanitation practices through motivational programs.
4. The labour welfare centre should be properly equipped with manpower and recreation facilities. Provisions of sports activities and training is crucial. Development of human resources employed in the tea gardens should be carried  out  through training.