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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 (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]].<ref name="cla"/> Historically it was held a strong influence among tea plantation labourers in the eastern Dooars.<ref name="gu"/> As of 2010, its general secretary was [[Manohar Tirkey]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100319/jsp/siliguri/story_12234126.jsp |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2011 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102141614/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100319/jsp/siliguri/story_12234126.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
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 (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]].<ref name="cla"/> Historically it was held a strong influence among tea plantation labourers in the eastern Dooars.<ref name="gu"/> As of 2010, its general secretary was [[Manohar Tirkey]].<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100319/jsp/siliguri/story_12234126.jsp</ref> | |||
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]].<ref name="gu">Gupta, Manas Das. ''[https://books.google.com/books?&id=IFbtAAAAMAAJ Labour in Tea Gardens]''. Delhi: Gyan Sagar Publications, 1999. 79</ref> The union was registered in the same year.<ref name="cla">Bhowmik, Sharit. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=jwjtAAAAMAAJ Class Formation in the Plantation System]''. New Delhi: People's Pub. House, 1981. pp. xii, 150</ref> As of 1961, it claimed 11,152 members.<ref name="eu"/> | 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]].<ref name="gu">Gupta, Manas Das. ''[https://books.google.com/books?&id=IFbtAAAAMAAJ Labour in Tea Gardens]''. Delhi: Gyan Sagar Publications, 1999. 79</ref> The union was registered in the same year.<ref name="cla">Bhowmik, Sharit. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=jwjtAAAAMAAJ Class Formation in the Plantation System]''. New Delhi: People's Pub. House, 1981. pp. xii, 150</ref> As of 1961, it claimed 11,152 members.<ref name="eu"/> | ||
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During the years of the [[Emergency (India)|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]].<ref name="cla"/> | During the years of the [[Emergency (India)|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]].<ref name="cla"/> | ||
As of 2005, DCBWU was the third largest union in the tea plantation sector in the region.<ref>http://www.iufdocuments.org/www/documents/PKMS-IUFstudy.pdf</ref> However, the union has lost ground after the entry of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad]] in the tea plantation union sector.<ref> | As of 2005, DCBWU was the third largest union in the tea plantation sector in the region.<ref>http://www.iufdocuments.org/www/documents/PKMS-IUFstudy.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> However, the union has lost ground after the entry of the [[Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad]] in the tea plantation union sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-25/kolkata/28170175_1_tea-gardens-dooars-labour-unions |title=Archived copy |website=articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916205917/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-25/kolkata/28170175_1_tea-gardens-dooars-labour-unions |archive-date=16 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Agriculture and forestry trade unions]] | [[Category:Agriculture and forestry trade unions]] | ||
[[Category:1948 establishments in West Bengal]] | [[Category:1948 establishments in West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Trade unions established in 1948]] | [[Category:Trade unions established in 1948]] | ||
[[Category:Tea industry in West Bengal]] | [[Category:Tea industry in West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:Agricultural organisations based in India]] | [[Category:Agricultural organisations based in India]] | ||