the plantations act

The Plantations Act, 1951.&

The Tamilnadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.

LABOUR WELFARE

o Objective of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

o Applicability of the Act

o Registration of Plantations

o Definition of Plantation

o Welfare provisions under the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

o Welfare provisions under the TN Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.

An act to provide for the welfare of labour, and to regulate the conditions of work, in plantations.

OBJECTIVE

APPLICABILITY

Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cinchona or Cardamom or any other plant which measures 5 hectares or more and in which 15 or more workers are employed on any day of the preceding 12 months

REGISTRATION

Section 3-B of the PLA, 1951 makes it compulsory for every employer of a plantation to register it within sixty days of its coming into existence.

"plantation" means any plantation to which this Act, whether wholly or in part, applies and includes offices, hospitals, dispensaries, schools, and any other premises used for any purpose connected with such plantation, but does not include any factory on the premises to which the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948 ) apply.

PLANTATION

Welfare Provisions Under The Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

Canteens

Creches

Recreational Facilities

Educational Facilities

Housing Facilities

Welfare Provisions Under The Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

Power to make rules relating to housing (16)

− Liability of employer in respect of accidents

− Appointment of Commissioners

− Application for compensation

− Procedure and powers of Commissioner

Welfare Provisions Under The Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

Power to make rules relating to housing (16)

− Liability to pay compensation

− Saving as to certain rights

− Power to make rules

Welfare Provisions Under The Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

Other facilities

Welfare officers

The Tamilnadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.

Welfare provisions under the TN PLR, 1955.

• Canteens

• Price to be Charged

• Creches

• Wash Room

• Supply of Milk & Refreshment

Welfare provisions under the TN PLR, 1955.

•Supply of Clothes, Soaps & Oils

•Recreational Facilities

•Educational Facilities

•Housing Accommodation

•Protection from weather

o Constitutiono Compositiono Nomination o Term of Office Memberso Travelling Allowanceo Resignationo Vacation of Officeo Procedure Relating to Meetings (59-68)

ADVISORY BOARD (53-58)

+ Requirement

+ Qualifications

+ Recruitment

+ Conditions of Service

+ Duties

LABOUR WELFARE OFFICER

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