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Assam tea estates face labour shortage as absenteeism tops 50%Tea estates face severe labor shortages and rising costs, impacting production and profitability. Despite a modest increase in Assam's tea ...
Repealing of Plantation Labour Act 1951 will affect the tea Industry: Tea Association of IndiaTea Association of India (TAI) stated ‘The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019’, is expected to be introduced in ...
Govt to repeal Plantation Labour Act; tea industry concernedThe plantation sector included tea, rubber and coffee industries and the Act stipulates them to comply with providing drinking water, housi...
Budget 2019: Plantation sector neglected in Union Budget, says planter's bodyOther points flagged by United Planters Association of South India were safeguarding the rubber growers from surge in imports and increasin...
Planters’ body wants labour Plantations Labour Act scrappedThe United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi), an apex body of planters in south India, has called for the scrapping of the Pl...
Upasi for scrapping Plantation Labour ActUpasi demanded until changes are made to the PLA all expenses under this category should be given weighted deduction to the extent of 200% ...
31 cases filed against tea garden owners for irregularitiesAssam govt said it has registered cases under Plantation Labour Act against number of tea garden owners for not implementing various scheme...
Assam CM urges Deputy Commissioners to scrutinize Plantation labour actTea tribe constitutes 17 per cent of the State’s population and its support is crucial for forming the next government in 2016.
Uncertainty in plantation workers wage revision brings in alternative schemeAfter over 5 rounds of formal and many informal meets, all inconclusive, the debate between workers and planters with state Governments in ...
BJP talks of minimum wage, Congress talks Plantation Labour actAssam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over non implementation of Plantation Labour Act.
Congress focus on regaining lost ground in Assam; target tea tribe communityTea tribe community, which is over 40 lakh in Assam, has gradually shifted to BJP and in recent Lok Sabha polls BJP won 7 out of 14 seats.
Stalemate in plantation workers wage settlement gets GoI interventionImportantly, people, apparently from diametrically opposite political corners, have joined hands to form the United forum.
Sonia’s glare fails to silence impatient Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok SabhaSonia showed her irritation when Chowdhury did not allow labour minister to respond to his queries on hunger deaths of West Bengal.
Government committed to revive sick tea gardens: Labour Minister Narendra Singh Tomar"We will do all possible to solve the problems of tea garden labourers in consultation with state governments."
Inter-ministerial group formed to draft National Employment PolicyVishnu Deo Sai also told the RS in a written reply that the web portal for labour law compliance will be launched this year.
Hind Mazdoor Sabha to pull up pending planation labour issuesHind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), one of the largest trade-union federations in India, is keen on pulling back many old issues pertaining to planta...
Planters wary over labour shortage, rising costAcute labour shortage, increasing social cost have dampened the spirits of the planters.
- Plantation industry concerned over labour shortage, rising cost
Acute labour shortage, increasing social cost and the future implications of ASEAN free trade agreement have dampened the spirits of the pl...
- Govt approves amendment to Indian Plantation Labour Act
Government today approved amendments in the Indian Plantation Labour Act, 1951 to provide a mechanism for ensuring their safety and welfare.
- Govt weighs tea cos safety net funding
The government is examining the tea industry’s demand of bearing part of the expenses on social security for plantation workers which the i...