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.

Names of Persons Representing the Employers:

1.Shri A.N. Zaman         I.T.A.

2.Shri R.Das                    "

3.Shri P.K. Bhattacharjee  "

4.Shri D. Chakraborty       "

5.Shri R. Borthkur            "

6.Shri S.D. Lahkor            "

7.Shri S.M. Jain           T.A.I.

8.Shri C. Bhaduri              "

9.Shri A.S. Rathore          "

10.Shri L.K.Sarmah          "

11.Shri J.N. Borooah        "

12.Shri P. Bezbarooah    A.T.P.A.

13.Shri K.K.Kesara           "

14.Shri S.Bora                 "

15.Shri D.P. Bagodia        B.C.P.

16.Shri K. Sensowa           "

17.Shri S.P.Verma           B.C.P.

18.Shri D.K. Dowearh     N.E.T.A.

Representatives of Employees:

1. Shri M.S. Khandiat

2.Shri A.K Hazarika

3.Shri B.Tanti

4.Shri N. Baruah

5.Shri G.Lohor

6.Shri U.N. Sanatan

7.Shri N Tanti

8.Shri R.P Shingh

9.Shri N Patra

10.Shri D.N. Borah

11.Shri H.R Das

12.Shri B.B Tanti

13.Shri C.K. Praja

14.Shri B.N Tanti

15.Shri D.S Khujur

16.Shri Md. Naziruddin

17.Shri S.S. Gour

18.Shri B. Bhuyan

19.Shri A.Tirkey

20.Shri K.K.Das

21.Shri S.M. Mirdha

23.Shri B. Digal

24.Shri P.C Kumbhakar

25.Shri S.R. Chowdhuri

26.Shri T.S Kurmi

27.Shri K.P. Bhumij

28.Shri P.Tanti

SHORT RECITAL OF CASE:

The Memorandum of Settlement dated 10th January, 1993 having expired on 31st March 1996. The ACMS approached the Employers Association that the revision of wages for daily rated workers should be discussed. Accordingly bilateral negotiation took place between the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and Employers Associations representing the Tea Industry in the Brahmaputra Valley on different dates. Following discussions a settlement was arrived at on the 12.6.1996 at Dibrugarh on the following terms:

Terms of Settlement:

1. The existing rates of wages of the daily rated workers in the tea estate of Brahmaputra valley will be increased as follows.

2. The Employers Association raised the question of stagnation in labour productivity of the Union to increased productivity. The revision of plucking rates was discussed thereafter in course of the several rounds of discussion but it was not possible to arrive at any consensus. The matters was however left open for further discussion at on opportune time.

3. This agreement will be deemed to be a "Settlement" as defined in Section 2(p)  of the Industrial Disputes Act and will for binding on the parties as provided for in Section 18th of the said Act. This Agreement will cover the Period up to 31st October 1999 and the Union agrees that they will not raise any industry wise demand or dispute during this period on respect of the rates workers in the Brahmaputra  Valley.

4. The increasing wages as provided for in Clause 1 this agreement shall be added to the current rates of daily allowance for plucking as per Clause (5) of the Agreement dated 27.3.1993.

5. This agreement will be effective form 1st May 1996 and the arrears for April 1996 @ RS. 1.50 per day for non adult worker along with other arrears arising out of this agreement will be paid within 30th September 1996.6. The Union also raised the issue of equalisation of the rates of wages for various Zone, but it was left open for discussion in future.

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

Sd/- A.N. Zaman                                                                                            Sd/- M.S. Khandiat, General Secretary

       12.6.1996                                                                                               A.C.M.S. 12.6.1996

Sd/- R.Das

Sd/- D. Chkaraborty

Sd/- R. Borthakur

Sd/- S.M. Jain

Sd/- C. Bhaduri

Sd/- A.S. Rathaur

Sd/- P.K. Bezharuah

Sd/- K.K Kasera

Sd/- D. Bora

Sd/- D.P. Bagodia

Sd/- S.P. Verma

Sd/- K. Sensowa

Sd/- D.K Dowearh

Dated Dibrugarh the 12th June 1996.