Dooars Cha Bagan Workers’ Union
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The Dooars Cha Bagan Workers' Union is a trade union of tea plantation labourers in the Dooars in northern West Bengal
, India
. It is affiliated to the United Trade Union Congress
, the labour wing of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Historically it was held a strong influence amongst tea plantation labourers in the eastern Dooars. As of 2010, its general secretary was Monohar Tirkey.
The Dooars Cha Bagan Workers' Union emerged in 1948. The first RSP-controlled tea plantation workers union was established at the Sarugaon Tea Estate. Subsequently, the union established its presence in the Majherdabri, Kohinoor and Mathura tea estates. Its founding president was Brojen Das
and its general secretary was Suresh Talukdar. The union was registered in the same year. As of 1961, it claimed 11,152 members.
In the 1960s, A.H. Besterwitch served as general secretary of the union. Its offices were located in Kalchini for many years.
During the years of the Emergency in the 1970s, the organisers of union suffered from violent attacks from the plantation owners. At this point, its general secretary was Nani Bhattacharya.
As of 2005, DCBWU was the third largest union in the tea plantation sector in the region. However, the union has lost ground after the entry of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad in the tea plantation union sector.
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is affiliated to the United Trade Union Congress
United Trade Union Congress
United Trade Union Congress is a central trade union organisation in India. UTUC is politically tied to Revolutionary Socialist Party. Abani Roy is the general secretary of UTUC. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, UTUC had a membership of 383 946 in 2002.UTUC was...
, the labour wing of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Historically it was held a strong influence amongst tea plantation labourers in the eastern Dooars. As of 2010, its general secretary was Monohar Tirkey.
The Dooars Cha Bagan Workers' Union emerged in 1948. The first RSP-controlled tea plantation workers union was established at the Sarugaon Tea Estate. Subsequently, the union established its presence in the Majherdabri, Kohinoor and Mathura tea estates. Its founding president was Brojen Das
Brojen Das
Brojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times.-Early life:...
and its general secretary was Suresh Talukdar. The union was registered in the same year. As of 1961, it claimed 11,152 members.
In the 1960s, A.H. Besterwitch served as general secretary of the union. Its offices were located in Kalchini for many years.
During the years of the Emergency in the 1970s, the organisers of union suffered from violent attacks from the plantation owners. At this point, its general secretary was Nani Bhattacharya.
As of 2005, DCBWU was the third largest union in the tea plantation sector in the region. However, the union has lost ground after the entry of the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad in the tea plantation union sector.