Tea garden workers protesting unpaid wages and benefits from Merico-run plantations called off their agitation late Monday after state Labour Minister Moloy Ghatak intervened. A tripartite meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at Dooars Kanya to address demands for pending wages, provident fund, gratuity, and bonus. Workers had marched and staged a sit-in, with union leaders emphasizing the illegality and constitutional offense of wage denial. Officials initially declined meetings citing Election Commission visits, but the minister's intervention led to discussions and the protest's withdrawal.