Starvation deaths stalk tea estates


	Starvation deaths stalk tea estates

Deepti

3-29-2007 8:08 AM

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india, tea estate, bengal, kolkata, starvation, death, malnutrition

Deepti says:

Medical reports and death certificates of many dead workers show severe malnutrition and anaemia

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3-29-2007 8:22 AM

Socratoad

Not matter how often, no matter where in this troubled tired old world I never cease to be shocked by man's inhumanity to his fellow man, or fellow creatures.

3-31-2007 7:57 AM

mugofcoffee

so sad...

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