Names of Parties:

The Tea Industry Assam represented by the four following Employers Associations namely:

1. The Indian Tea Association.

2. The Tea Association of India.

3. The Assam Tea Planters Associations

4. The Bharatiya Chah Parishad

                   And

The Employers Represented by :

1. Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

2. Cachar Cha Sramik UInion

Present  Employers Representatives:

1. Shri  T. Borooah, Adviser, Indian Tea Association

2. Shri M.Jalan. Adviser, Bharatiya Cha Parishad.

3. Shri .D.K. Dutta, Assam Tea Planters Association.

4.Shri M.S. Jain,  Adviser, Tea Association Of India

Employees Representatives:

1. Shri Narad Komar, Persident , Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

2. Shri C.G. Karmakar, Jt. Gen. Sec. A.C.M.S.

3. Shri  P.S. Ghatowar. Jt. Gen.Sec. A.C.M.S.

4. Shri T. Roy, Asst. Gen. Sec. Cachar Cha Sramik Union

5. Shri K.K.Nath, Chief Adviser, A.C.M.S.

SHORT RECITAL :

The Unions have been demanding for sometime the employment of additional workmen on the permanent rolls on the grounds that the area under tea and the crop have increased. This matter was also raised in the 35th, 36th, and 37th Session of the State Standing Labour Committee held on 3.5.76, 9.12.76 and 21.8.78 respectively. While re-interaction their stand that a demand for employment of labour or crop-labour ratio is not acceptable, the employers have is not indicated their willingness to offer permanent employment to a certain number of person on an adhoc basis . Following a series of meetings between the parties the matter was finally settled at a meeting at Dibrugarh on 20.11.78 on the following terms and conditions.

Terms of Settlement

Without prejudicial to the views of either party in this matter and to any rights conferred by agreement, award  or low:-

1. Tea Estate in Assam (including Cachar) will offer permanent employment to 25,000 persons in addition to those preferably drawn form suitable unemployed persons will be decided by the Employers Associations and it is agreed that a statement showing the garden wise appointment of this additional labour force will be furnished to the Union within 30th June, 1979

2. Any problem that may arise in implementing this Agreement on any estate will be resolved by mutual discussion between the parties to the agreement.

Employers Representatives:                                                                                             Employees Representatives:

Sd/-T.Borooah                                                                                                Sd/- N.Komar

Sd/- M.Jalan                                                                                                   Sd/- C.G.Karmakar

Sd/- S.M.Jain                                                                                                  Sd/- T.Roy

Sd/- D.K.Dutta                                                                                                Sd/- K.K.Nath

                                                                                                                    Dated, Dibrugarh 20th Nov. 19789

Witness:

1. Sd/- D.P.bagodia

2.Sd/- Illegible

3.Sd/- Illegible

Copy to :

The Labour Commissioner , Govt, Of Assam Gauhati.

The Secretary to the  Govt. of Assam,

Labour Deptt. Gauhati.