250,000 tea pickers on strike in India

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Mon Jul-25-05 01:56 AM
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250,000 tea pickers on strike in India

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Big News Network.com Sunday 24th July, 2005 (UPI)

A strike by India's 250,000 tea pickers aimed at doubling their wages to $2 a day has hurt the country's already slumping tea industry.

It's tea harvesting season in India's West Bengal, but the strike called two weeks ago has resulted in an estimated loss of $5 million a day, reported the Voice of America Sunday.

India, traditionally the world's largest producer of tea, has been facing tough times because of the declining demand at home -- 70 percent of India's tea is consumed domestically -- and strong price competition from countries such as Sri Lanka and Kenya.

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US Corporations take a good look India's workers strike and when they do they do it in a Big way!!!

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DavidDvorkin

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Mon Jul-25-05 07:14 AM
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1. Aargh! Settle it quickly!

I have to have my morning Twinings!

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