Tea leaf harvesters at work on a tea plantation in Jorhat, Assam, India. They collect the harvest in bamboo baskets.
RMID:Image ID:D23T5N
Image details
Contributor:
Daniel J. Rao / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
D23T5NFile size:
30.6 MB (2.4 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
4006 x 2666 px | 33.9 x 22.6 cm | 13.4 x 8.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
30 August 2011Location:
Jorhat, Assam, India.More information:
Women are predominantly employed to pick the tea leaves on tea plantations in Assam, India.After spending the day picking leaves the women congregate at a collection point where there bundles of tea leaves are weighed and then transported to the local factory. Wages are based on the weight of the tea leaves picked.