Thread by @sohinichat

#TanishqJewelry: Columbia University published a report on abuse at #Tata Tea's plantations in 2014. These plantations are under an entity called APPL, managed by World Bank guidelines. But APPL means Tata plantations. Highlights from the report >>
web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/…

"the management warned the team not
to trust what [tea] workers said because they were
"just like cattle, unintelligent, prone to mob mentality". At Namroop, the plantation doctor said we had to understand that the workers had "lower IQ".
Pg 26 here >> web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/…

Columbia's report found that the World Bank's pvt investment arm did not scrutinise the Tatas' compliance with the law because of the group's "outspoken commitment to corporate social responsibility".
Important to note this: Tatas get huge credit for TIFR, IISC, philanthropy >>

The report found Tata tea workers continue to be drawn from two groups--Adivasis and Dalits--like colonial tea plantations that used co-ercive tactics to force plantation workers to produce more tea than China. Tata prides itself on nationalism but practises colonial methods? >>

Broken roofs, cracked walls, cramped quarters, cesspolls instead of latrines -- I hope you'll read at least 10 pages of the report to see what the celebrated Tatas practise in their celebrated work culture. This report is in the public domain
web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/…