Names of Parties:

The Tea Industry of Assam Valley represented by the five Employers' Associations, namely:-

1. Indian Tea association

2.Tea Association of India

3. Bharatiya Cha Parishad

4. Assam Tea Planters associations

5. North Eastern Tea Association

                     AND

The Employees represented by Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

Present:

Representatives of the Employers;

1. Mr. R.S. Rautela         I.T.A.

2. Mr. B.C. Ponappa            "

3. Mr.T. Borooah                "

4. Mr. P.K. Bhattacharjee    "

5. Mr. D.K. Moitra              "

6. Mr. D. Chakaraborty    T.A.I.

7. Mr. S.M. Jain              "

8. Mr.J.P. Goel               "

9. Mr. C.Bhaduri             "

10. Mr.J.N. Baruah          "

11. Mr. S.K. Daga           "

12. Mr. R.K. Khanna       "

13. Mr. G.P. Baruva        A.T.P.A.

14. Mr.J. C. Barbara           "

15. Mr.D.K. Dutta              "

16. Mr. D. Bora                  "

17. S.K. Lohia              B.C.P.

18. Mr. S.C. Bagchi         "

19. Mr. S.P. Verma           "

20. Mr. M.L. Jallan        N.E.T.A.

21. D.K. Dowearh             "

Representatives of Employees:

1. Mr. H.R. Sarmah

2.Mr. P.S. Ghatowar

3. Mr.K.K.Nath

4. Mr.D. Moormoo

5. Mr. A.K.Hazarika

6. Mr. D.N. Bordoloi

7. Mr. N. Baruah

8. Mr.A. Tirkey

9. Mr.A. Nayak

10. Mr.S. Tanti

11. Mr.U.N. Sanatan

12. Mr. D. Tanti

13. Mr.B.B. Tanti

14. Mr. G.Lohar

15. Mr.B. Bhuyan

16. Mr.S.K.Sungha

17. Mr.R.P Singh

18. Mr. Misil Mura

19. Mr. C.R. Kurmi

20. Mr. S.S gour

21. Mr. B.Lohar

22. Mr.H. Chasta

23. B. Karmaker

24. Mr.N. Tanti

25. Mr. B.Tanti

26. Mr. D.N. Bora

27. Mr. Md. Nasiruddin

28. Mr. K. Tripathy

29. Mr. S.R.C. Nayak

30. Mr.B. Barpujari

31. Mr. L.N. Barthakur

32. Mr. M. Khandait

SHORT RCEITAL

The 3 years Industry wise Agreement

                    Period

Form 1-11-86 to 31-10-87

Form 1-11-87 to 31-10-88

Form 1-11-88 to 31-10-89

(b) In view of the financial diffuculties faced by the gardens in Karbi Anlong District the increase in garden that District will be as follows;

                     Period

Form 1-11-86 to 31-10-87

Form 1-11-87 to 31-10-88

Form 1-11-88 to 31-10-89

2. (a) For the period 1-3-86 to 31-10-86, adult daily rated workers, expect those employed in the gardens of the Karbi Anlong District, who attend work for atleast 70 days during this period will receive a lumpsum payment dated 1st August, 1983 on wages on for the daily rated workers in the Assam Valley expired on 31 st July, 1986. Negotiations took place between the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and the employers' associated representing the tea industry at Dibrugarh on various dated and eventually a new agreement was aggived at on 29th following terms:

Terms of Settlement:

1. (a) The existing rates of wages of the daily rated workers in the tea estate of the Assam Valley barring those in the Karbi Anlong District, will be increased as follows:

Adult                               Child

65 paise                        33 paise

65 paise                        33 paise

65 paise                        33 paise

Adult              Child

55 paise         28 paise

55 paise         28 paise

55 paise         28 paise

of Rs. 40/- each. In the case of daily rated child workers, with minimum attendance of 70 days during this period, the amount will be Rs. 20/- each. The amounts will be reduced proportionately for workers with lesser attendance during this period.

(b) For the daily rated workers in tea estate of the Karbi Anlong District the lumpsum payments for the period 1st, August, 1986 to 31st October, 1986 will adult workers and child workers respectively. The amounts will be reduced proportionately for workers with lesser attendance during that period.

3.The arreas of wages form the 1st of November, 1986 and the lumpsum payments mentioned in clause 2 above will be paid within the March 1987.

4. The increase in wages as provided for in clauase 1 (a) & (b) of this agrement shall be added to the current rates of daily allowance for the plucking form the period 1st November until cessation of ticca plucking this seasion.  It is further view to increasing productivity a revised plucking rate structure will be evolved by mutual discussion before the commencement of the plucking seasion of 1987.

5. To bring about reasonable parity in earnings of the pluckers and daily rated factory workers it is agreed that the daily rated adult factory workers engaged in the factory will get an additional amount of 50 paise per day in addition to their daily wages during the period of ticca plucking which is normally between March and November. The daily rated child factory workers will get this additional amount at 25 (twenty five) paise per day during the period of ticca plucking. This will be effective form the ticca plucking seasion 1987.

If any system of payment or other incentive system id prevent in any garden for the daily rated factory workers, the system  which is more beneficial to the daily rated factory workers shall continue and the daily rated factory workers shall be entitled to the benefit under the prevalent scheme or the benefit as above as the case may be but not both.

6. This agreement will be deemed to be a "Settlement" as defined in Section 2 (p) of the Industrial Disputes Act and will be binding on the arties as provided for Section 18th of the said Act. This agreement will cover the period upto 31st October, 1989, and the any industry-wise demand or dispute during this period on respect of the rates of wages for the daily rated workers in the Assam Valley.

Representatives of the Employers Associations.                                                     Representatives of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha

Sd/- R.S. Rautela                                                                                         Sd/- P.S. Ghatowar General Secretary

Sd/- T. Borooah                                                                                           Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

Sd/- S.M. Jain

Sd/- J.P. Goel

Sd/- G.P. Baruva

Sd/- S.K.Lohia

Sd/- M.Jallan

Dated, Dibrugarh, the 29th November, 1986.