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Tea Garden Workers - India

Workers on a truck loaded with green sacks of freshly plucked tea leaves in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea worker stands near a weighing scale at a garden in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea worker stands near a weighing scale at a garden in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry baskets while plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers gather around filled sacks of tea leaves at a collection point in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry large sacks of freshly plucked leaves on their heads in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea worker stands near a weighing scale at a garden in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea garden worker plucks tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens employ nearly a million workers, mostly from tribal communities, across 850 estates, producing more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is 172 years old. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Women sort tea leaves into large sacks at a collection point in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry baskets while plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Women sort tea leaves into large sacks at a collection point in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A worker places a sack of tea leaves onto a weighing scale in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A tea worker stands near a weighing scale at a garden in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers pluck tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers gather around filled sacks of tea leaves at a collection point in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry baskets while plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry baskets while plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry large sacks of freshly plucked leaves on their heads in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

Tea garden workers carry baskets while plucking tea leaves at a plantation in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A worker places a sack of tea leaves onto a weighing scale in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tea Garden Workers - India

A worker loads green sacks of tea leaves onto a truck in Golaghat, Assam, India on August 9, 2025. Assam’s tea gardens, employing nearly a million workers across 850 estates, produce more than half of India’s total tea output in an industry that is over 170 years old, with most workers coming from tribal communities. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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