1.
Nirmal Chandra Roy
– Department of Business Administration (Human Resource), The University of Burdwan, India
2.
Abhishek Mishra
– Department of Business Administration (Human Resource), The University of Burdwan, India
3.
Arpita Dey
– Department of Business Administration (Human Resource), The University of Burdwan, India
Abstract
Industrial relations in the Indian tea
plantations are characterized by
unstable employment conditions,
widespread casualization of labor,
limited welfare and social security
provisions, and persistent discriminatory
and exploitative practices,
despite the sector’s sizeable contribution
to India’s economy. In recent
years, escalated labor-management
issues arising from various industrial
relations factors have taken the
central stage in the tea industry in
West Bengal. The present paper examines
the key determinants shaping
industrial relations in the tea
plantations of West Bengal. Primary
data were collected from a stratified
sample of respondents, and Factor
Analysis and Multiple Regression
Analysis were applied to identify the
latent dimensions underlying poor
industrial
