MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT

 

NAME OF PARTIES:

 

            The Tea Industry of Assam Valley represented by the five Employers’ Association, namely:

 

1.  Indian Tea Association

2.  Tea Association of India

3.  Bharatiya Chah Parishad

4.  Assam Tea Planters’ Association

5.  North Eastern Tea Association

     AND

                  The Employees represented by the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

 

PRESENT:  REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYERS:

 

1. Shri P.K. Nanda

2. Shri M. Dasgupta

3. Shri Arijit Raha                                          Indian Tea Association

4. Shri S. Ghosh

 

5. Shri Kalyan Basu

6. Shri J.N. Baruah                                        Tea Association of India

7. Shri R. Paul

 

8. Shri Robin Borthakur                                   Bharatiya Cha Parishad

 

9. Shri D. Bora.                                             Assam Tea Planters Association  

 

10.Shri D. K. Dowerah                                    North Eastern Tea Association

 

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMPLOYEES:

 

            1. Shri P.S. Ghatowar  Ex-M.P.                         8. Shri H.N. Gorh

            2. Shri M.S. Khandait                                      9. Shri Sriram Singh

            3. Shri R.P. Singh                                            10. Shri Rupesh Gowala

            4. Shri U. Sahu                                               11. Shri Nabin Ch. Keot.

            5. Shri Dileswar Tanti                                       12. Shri Horen Rajowar

            6. Shri L.S. Tanti                                             13. Shri Premchand Kumbhakar

            7. Shri Prakash Nag                                         14. Shri Lokeswar Kurmi.

 

SHORT RECITAL:

 

       The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha raised the demand for enhancement of house rent allowance granted to the non-resident permanent workers in tea plantations vide an agreement signed between the ACMS and the Employers’ Associations on 10th June, 1992 .

       At a bipartite meeting held at Dibrugarh on 3.09.2008 following agreement has been reached in regard to House Rent Allowance:

 

a) That a non-resident permanent worker of a tea plantation residing in his own accommodation out-side the estate entitled to a residential accommodation within the plantation under Section (B) of the Plantation Labour Act will receive a House Rent Allowance of Rs. 100.00 per month.

b) In the event of any such worker refusing allotment of housing accommodation offered by the management the worker will not be entitled to receive House Rent Allowance.

c) If any non-resident permanent worker is already in receipt of better facilities in respect of housing he would continue to enjoy the same but in that case the concerned worker will not be entitled to the house rent.

d) This agreement will take affect from 1st September, 2008.

 

Representative of the  Employers’ Association                                    Representatives of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha

 

Dated, Dibrugarh the 3rd September, 2008

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