Tata Consumer Products controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Munnar tea-worker protest
Approximately 6,000 women workers protested in Kerala over a proposed reduction in bonuses and longstanding concerns about pay, housing, sanitation, and plantation conditions. The dispute concluded after negotiations involving the state government.
2014
Criticism of labor and human-rights conditions
A report linked to Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Institute alleged low wages, poor working conditions, and human-rights violations at plantations associated with Amalgamated Plantations, Tata, and the International Finance Corporation.
2009
Plantation labor disputes
Labor organizations criticized alleged failures concerning statutory maternity leave and reported a prolonged lockout affecting workers at the Nowera Nuddy tea estate.
1997
Tata Tapes controversy
The company was drawn into controversy involving alleged funds connected with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam, an armed group operating in Assam.