Reduce dependence on workers, tea planters advised

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In the context of the tea plantations in South India finding it difficult to get suitable workers at the right time at affordable wages, the former President of UPASI, T Jayaraman has advised planters to become less dependent on the workforce. "There is a need to instil hopes in the minds of tea planters in The Nilgiris that with some constructive steps, they can overcome their present uncompetitive situation," he told BusinessLine.