Tea leaf harvesters at work on a tea plantation in Jorhat, Assam, India. They collect the harvest in bamboo baskets.

Tea leaf harvesters at work on a tea plantation in Jorhat, Assam, India. They collect the harvest in bamboo baskets. Stock Photo
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Daniel J. Rao / Alamy Stock Photo

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4006 x 2666 px | 33.9 x 22.6 cm | 13.4 x 8.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 August 2011

Location:

Jorhat, Assam, India.

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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.