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Social Exclusion & Poverty among Tea Garden Workers in Bangladesh


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1 Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
2 Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
     

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This paper attempts to unearth the factors underlying the poverty and social exclusion of tea garden workers in Bangladesh. Based on the empirical evidences from two tea gardens in Sylhet, the study finds that tea garden workers are inflicted with chronic poverty and are facing social exclusion. Limited access to work beyond the industry for additional income and distant geographic location forces them to be excluded from many of the social opportunities and civic services. Besides, illiteracy, poor and inadequate healthcare system and dearth of other social amenities also make them socially marginalized. However, workers' miseries remain unheard for lack of collective voice.
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Authors

Md. Al-Amin
Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
Md. Ismail Hossain
Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
Syeda Sultana Parveen
Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh

Abstract


This paper attempts to unearth the factors underlying the poverty and social exclusion of tea garden workers in Bangladesh. Based on the empirical evidences from two tea gardens in Sylhet, the study finds that tea garden workers are inflicted with chronic poverty and are facing social exclusion. Limited access to work beyond the industry for additional income and distant geographic location forces them to be excluded from many of the social opportunities and civic services. Besides, illiteracy, poor and inadequate healthcare system and dearth of other social amenities also make them socially marginalized. However, workers' miseries remain unheard for lack of collective voice.

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