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Article

12 Feb 2014

Author:
Wilfred Topno, PAD, Barnabas Kindo, PAJHRA, Jayshree Satpute, Nazdeek & Komala Ramachandra, Accountability Counsel

World Bank Authorizes Investigation into Violations at Tata’s Tea Plantations in India [India]

…[T]he World Bank’s independent accountability office authorized an investigation into labor and human rights violations on Tata’s tea gardens in Assam, a state in northeast India. The announcement came in response to a complaint by workers on Tata’s tea plantations alleging inhumane working and living conditions, violations of their freedom of association, and coercion of workers….In its report, the accountability office concluded, “this complaint raises potentially significant adverse [environmental and social] impacts associated with the project.” A full investigation of potential non-compliance is expected to begin as early as March 2014.

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