World Bank Agrees to Investigate Labor Conditions at Indian Tea Company

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World Bank Agrees to Investigate Labor Conditions at Indian Tea Company
Pratap Chatterjee
February 20th, 2014

The World Bank has agreed to investigate Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL) in India for abusive working conditions on tea plantations in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, following a formal complaint by workers. A Columbia Law School team has confirmed the workers allegations.

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