Tea leaf harvesters at work on a tea plantation in Jorhat, Assam, India.

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Women are predominantly employed to pick the lush green tea leaves in the tea plantations of Assam, north east India. Machinery is still not deployed as the quality of the leaves is compromised by the stalks that the machines also harvest. Hence the nimble fingers of the women is still preferred.

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Size: 4423px × 2814px
Location: Jorhat, Assam, India.
Photo credit: © Daniel J. Rao / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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