More than 400,000 tea farm workers in east India staged a three-day strike on Tuesday, demanding a 50-cent pay raise. The current minimum wage for these workers is approximately $2.46. Two-dozen labor unions are supporting the strike which spans hundreds of tea gardens in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The workers harvest eponymous tea for export around the world. The unions are hoping to disrupt production around the ongoing monsoon, which is peak production season for the tea gardens.
See "Thousands of Indian tea workers strike for 50 cent pay rise", Thousands of Indian tea workers strike for 50 cent pay rise, Channel News Asia, August 8, 2018