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Acknowledgements
This research is the outcome of the contributions of many people and organizations. Thus
we have accumulated debts to them, only a proportion of which we are acknowledging
here. International Labour Organization (ILO) extended its support to conduct this study.
Staff of the ILO at both Dhaka and Geneva offices always provided their generous support
for the whole period of the project. In particular, Mr. Alexius Chicham, National
Coordinator, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Project, ILO country office for Bangladesh
provided and inspiration. He visited research sites during data collection and provided his
insightful comments and suggestions which helped us to accomplish this task successfully.
Geneva colleagues of ILO provided their insightful comments on data collection instruments
which helped us in finalizing interview schedules and checklists. All of them deserve
heartfelt thanks. Getting access to tea garden areas was possible due to the generous
support of two organizations who were working with tea garden workers. Mr. Nazmul
Haque, the executive director, Mr Pankaj Ghosh Dostidar and Mr Mohsin Reza, Project
Managers of IDEA’s WaSH project provided their support staff to assist us in the study. We
are indebted to all of them. Mr. Laksmikanta Singh, the executive director of the Ethnic
Community Development Organization helped us in getting access to the gardens.
Management of tea gardens helped us by allowing us to enter into tea gardens as well as
labour lines to gather data. They also participated in the research and shared their
experiences which are invaluable to this study. Our warm gratitude is due to them. We are
thankful to Mr. Ram Bhajan Koiry, the secretary of Bangladesh Tea Worker’s Association. He
supported us in getting access to tea gardens as well as arranging meetings with leaders of
Bangladesh Tea Worker’s Association and workshops with different stakeholders.
Researchers, academics, development activists, human rights activists, tea plantation
workers’ leaders and many other stakeholders participated in the draft report sharing
workshop held in Sylhet and provided valuable comments and suggestions. We express
special thanks to them. Our key informants sacrificed their valuable time to share their
experience and views on the plight of tea plantation workers. Our heartfelt gratitude is
offered to them. Above all, this research has been possible due to the warm cooperation of
tea plantation workers who shared their personal stories with the research team. In spite of
their busy schedules, they have given time willingly and provided valuable information
though they were unknown to us. We acknowledge their great sacrifice.