Explore the complex realities of Assam’s tea plantations in “Unfolding Crisis in Assam’s Tea Plantations: Employment and Occupational Mobility.” This insightful book delves into the livelihood strategies and living conditions of tea garden laborers as the Indian economy globalizes. Discover how stagnant production, declining exports, and garden closures since the 1990s have led to widespread retrenchments and impacted inter-generational occupational mobility. Through in-depth analysis of secondary data and primary field research, this study examines the challenges faced by a sector crucial to India’s export earnings. Ideal for students and scholars of labor studies, development studies, management, and Northeast India, as well as policymakers and tea industry professionals seeking to understand the impact of globalization on marginalized workers.