Today, many EU states face labour shortages in different sectors of economy, including agricultural sectors. Labour migration represents the solution which enables countries to cope with this problem. This is also the case of agricultural sector of the United Kingdom. After the EU enlargement,...

1. Introduction -- 2. The tea sector in Assam in a comparative perspective -- 3. Employment characteristics of tea labour -- 4. Occupational mobility among tea garden labourers -- 5. Causes and implications of occupational mobility -- 6. Conclusions.