Agreement Regarding Revision Of Plucking Rates

Dated 27th March, 1993

(FORM -H)

MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT

 

Names of Parties :

 

The Tea Plantation Industry in the 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.

 

 

Representatives of the Employers:

 

1. Shri Wazir Khan            I.T.A.

2. Shri V. Mehra                 "

3.Shri  M.K. Chowdhuri        "

4.Shri R.Das                      "

5.Shri P.K. Bhattacharjee    "

6.Shri S.D. Lahkar              "

7.Shri J.N. Baruah              "

8.Shri C. Bhadhuri            T.A.I

9. Shri D. Bora                  "

10. Mr. S.K.Lohia             B.C.P.

11. Mr. S.P. Verma           B.C.P.

12. Mr. D. Bora              A.T.P.A.

13. Mr. D.K. Dowearh      N.E.T.A.

 

Names of persons Representing Employees:

 

1.Mr. H.R.Sarmah

2.Mr.S.Das

3.Mr.B.B. Tanti

4.Mr.K.K. Nath

5.Mr.S.R.C. Nayak

6.Mr.M.S. Khandiat

7.Mr.A.Tirkey

8.Mr.N. Baruah

9.Mr.N.Baruah

10.Mr.B.N.Tanti

11.Mr.B.R.Tanti

12.Mr.N.Ahmed

13.Mr.C.K.Proja

14.Mr.S.Mirdha

15.Mr.A.Nayak

16.Mr.H.Rajuar

17.Mr.D.S.Kujur

18.P.Bhumij

19.Mr.S.S.Gaur

20.Mr.S.Rayachowdhuri

21.Mr.N. Pator

22.Mr.U.N. Sonaton.

 

SHORT RECITAL OF CASE:

 

The parties to the negotiation having arrived at an agreement on the subject of plucking rate in the tea gardens in the Assam Valley vide Terms of Settlement, dated 10th January,193, and as per Clause 3 of the said Terms of Settlement, met at Guwahati on the 27th of March 1993 for district wise daily allowance  for daily rated workers and other details connected with the plucking rate. Following threadbare discussions between the parties at Guwahati on the 27th of March 1993, the following settlement was arrived at:

 

Terms of Settlement:

 

1.The daily allowance of the daily rated pluckers (workers), who work for the full day in the tea estates of Brahmaputra Valley, will be as follows:

                                                                                              DAILY ALLOWANCE

                             Name of the Districts                                                                                   Adult                      Non-Adult

 

A)Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Jorhat, Sibsagar and Golaghat Districts.                                                        Rs. 14.43                Rs. 7.22

B)Sonitpur, Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts                                                                                 Rs. 14.36                Rs. 7.18

C)Darrang Districts                                                                                                                  Rs. 14.36                Rs. 7.18

D)Nowgong, Morigong, Nalbari, Borpeta, Kamrup, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Goalpara Districts.   Rs. 14.26                Rs. 7.13

E)Karbi Anlong Districts excluding tea plantations situated within the radius of 16 kms. form Dimapur      Rs. 14.26                Rs. 7.13

 

2. In addition as per Clause 3 of the terms of settlement dated 10th January, 1993, the Pluckers will be entitled to 27 paise per kg. of green leaf plucked.

3. The rates of minimum wages as applicable on a time basis will be quantity to all pluckers irrespective of quantity of leaf plucked provided they worked for the full day.

4. A pluckers who has worked for half a day will receive payment at 27 paise per kg. for amount of leaf plucked plus half the daily allowance as shown in clause 1 above.

5. Any further increase in wages during the operation of this agreement shall be added to the daily allowance detailed in Clause 1 above.

6. The existing rates of plucking commission payable to Sirdars as applicable to individual estates shall not be affected by this agreement.

7. The earnings of half kilograms of plucked leaf will be taken at 14 paise but where amount of leaf is less than half kilogram this will not be taken into consideration.

8. This agreement is to be read in conjunction with the terms of settlement dated 10th January, 1993 settlement dated 17th October, 1977.

 

Representatives of the Employers' Associations:                                                        Representatives of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha

 

Sd/- Wazir Khan                                                                                              Sd/- M.S. Khandiat.

Sd/-V. Mehra                                                                                                  27/03/1993   

Sd/-M.K Chowdhuri

Sd/-R.Das

      27/03/1993

Sd/-J.N. Borooah

      27/03/1993

Sd/-C. Bhaduri

      27/03/1993

Sd/-Illiegible      B.C.P.

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