The Plantations Act, 1951.

&

The Tamilnadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.

LABOUR WELFARE

o Objective of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.

oApplicability 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 Constitution

o Composition

o Nomination

o Term of Office Members

o Travelling Allowance

o Resignation

o Vacation of Office

o Procedure Relating to Meetings (59-68)

ADVISORY BOARD (53-58)

+ Requirement

+ Qualifications

+ Recruitment

+ Conditions of Service

+ Duties

LABOUR WELFARE OFFICER

THANK YOU…