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The World Bank group has defended the treatment of tea pickers at an Indian project it funds with the multinational Tata Global Beverages, dismissing criticism that thousands of workers were living in poor conditions. Four charities this week said little progress had been made to protect workers at India's second largest tea producer in the northeast state of Assam - despite the World Bank group's own watchdog raising concerns over low wages and poor housing.
