1. For the purpose of this agreement "Task" will include all operations performed during the cold weather period i.e., approximately October to March but shall not include plucking of leaf and Hazira work unrelated to completion of any set amount of work.

2. Although tasks that were in existence during the cold weather of 1964-65 will be used as the basis for determining the necessity for any revision of tasks as envisaged in the preamble to this agreement, no claim for compensation will lie in respect of any task that was in existence period to cold weather of 1966-67.

3(a) Managements of those gardens where any task is considered to be too low and where an increase is proposed will inform the Branch Sangha concerned with a copy to the Circle Chairmen and the A.C.M.S. headquarters giving details of the existing task, the task in existence during cold weather 1964-65 and the proposed increase.

3(b) Branch Sangha will furnish a list of gardens to the A.B.I.T.A.  Circle Chairmen concerned with a copy to both A.B.I.T.A. and A.C.M.S. headquarters giving details of any task they consider to be too high having regard to the provisions of Clause 10 of the Wage Board agreement.

4. The Branch Sangha and the A.B.I.T.A. Circle Chairman concerned will arrange prompt discussion between the garden Managements and the Garden Sangha in which representatives of both the Branch Sangha and the Circle Chairman will participate, and any adjustment of tasks agreed upon will be recorded in writing and signed by all present. A representative of A.C.M.S. Headquarters will act as observer.

5.  Where discussion on adjustment of task fail at the level stated in Para 4 above, the matter will be referred to a Committee to set up in each zone consisting of two representative each form A.B.I.T.A. and A.C.M.S.

6. Cases where task were increased during the cold weather of 1966-67 without any signed agreement with the workers, and there was no reversion to old tasks will be considered as matters of top priority and the discussion as per No 3(a) above will be completed by the 20th November 1967 and will include the question of compensation payable, if  any, on the basis of the fair task determined.

7. In case where tasks were increased during cold weather 1966-67 without any agreement with the workers and workers subsequently reverted to the old tasks.

(a) Workers will be compensated to the extent of the difference between their actual earnings and the new fair wage provided that the old task was completed in full. If the old  task was not completed in full, compensation will be payable prorata to the new fair wage. Such compensation will be payable by 30th November, 1967

(b) These case will be considered as the next priority after the cases falling under Clause 6 above and the discussion as per Clause     3 (a) above will be completed be 30th November, 1967 and will include the question of further compensation  payable, if any on the basis of the fair task determined, and tasks actually performed.

8. Where possible discussions under the above clauses may be held on a Company rather than an individual garden basis, but concerned Garden Sangha must be associated in them.

Sd/- H.W. Scallon,                                                                                                                           Sd/- P. Goswami,

Chairman,                                                                                                                                       General Secretary,

A.B.I.T.A.                                                                                                                                Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

Dated 8th.  November, 1967