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North Bengal is famous for its flora, and fauna. A large number of portions of this region are covered by the tea gardens. Tea garden has a glorious history in this area, especially Darjeeling tea which is very famous for its aroma and flavor throughout the world. A large number of people depend on the Tea garden for their livelihood. But the tea industry of this region also has a dark side. The Tea workers, who are the essential parts of tea production, without whose work production of tea is possible, have a miserable condition. Especially women workers are confronted with many difficulties including trafficking, poor health and hygiene status, insecure livelihood opportunities etc. So, it indicates the fact that tea industries are unable to protect the workers and also fail to address the consequences of those problems. This paper highlights various problems of women tea workers, their vulnerability and challenges in tea gardens of North Bengal.