Overview of the status of implementation of Plantation Labour Act, 1951 across the tea growing states of India Tamil Nadu Mr. Balamurugan, Inspector of Plantation Mr. Srinivasan, Technical Consultation – Child Labour Monitoring Cell

Districts under tea plantation in Tamil Nadu Sl. No. Jurisdiction of office of the Inspector of Plantations Name of the District 1. Ooty The Nilgiris 2. Coonoor 3. Kothagiri 4. Gudalur 5. Panthalur 6. Valparai Coimbatore 7. Batlagundu Dindigul 8. Theni Theni & Virudhunagar 9. Yercaud Salem 10. Nagercoil Kanyakumari Tirunelveli

Details of Tea Plantation in Tamil Nadu Sl. No IP’s Jurisdiction Name of the District No. of Tea Plantations Acreage of Tea Plantations Reg UR Total 1 Ooty The Nilgiris 29 84 113 2,498 379 2,877 2 Conoor 70 117 187 5,864 146 6,010 3 Kothagiri 59 121 180 1,530 528 2,058 4 Gudalur 51 95 5,313 439 5,752 5 Panthalur 27 74 101 4,041 463 4,504 6 Valparai Coimbatore 32 -- 10,573 7 Yercaud Salem 8 Theni 9 1,006 14 1,020 Batlagundu Dindigul 10 Nagercoil Kanyakumari 219 229 Tirunelveli 804 282 499 781 31,848 1,979 33,827

NO. OF TEA/COFFEE PLANTATIONS IN TAMIL NADU Sl. No IPS Jurisdiction District Tea/Coffee Acreage of Tea/Coffee Plantations R UR Total 1 Coonoor The Nilgiris 5 -- 114 2 Kothagiri 17 1,623   22 1,737

Percentage of total population of the State dependant on tea plantations for livelihood Particulars Total population (census 2011) Tea Plantation workers Percentage Tamil Nadu 7,21,47,040 44,457 0.06 Tea Plantation Districts   Nilgiris 7,35,394 24,275 3.30 Coimbatore 34,58,045 13,753 0.40 Salem 34,82,056 0.00 Theni 12,45,899 1,901 0.15 Dindigul 21,59,775 Kanyakumari 18,70,374 64 Tirunelveli 30,77,233 1,566 0.05

NO. OF WORKERS IN TEA PLANTATIONS Sl. No IPS Jurisdiction Name of the District No. of Workers in Registered Plantations No. of Workers in Unregistered Plantations Men Women Total 1 Ooty The Nilgiris 1,103 1,685 2,788 351 758 1,109 2 Coonoor 1,590 2,851 4,441 100 400 500 3 Kothagiri 728 1,530 2,258 104 375 479 4 Gudalur 1,902 3,360 5,262 106 420 526 5 Panthalur 2,639 5,321 7,960 36 221 257 6 Valparai Coimbatore 4,832 8,921 13,753 -- 7 Yercaud Salem 8 Theni 787 1,114 1,901 14 13 27 9 Batlagundu Dindigul 10 Nagercoil Kanyakumari 64 Tirunelveli 864 702 1,566 14,509 25,484 39,993 711 2,187 2,898

NO. OF WORKERS IN TEA/COFFEE PLANTATIONS Sl. No IPS Jurisdiction Name of the District No. of Workers in Registered Plantations No. of Workers in Unregistered Plantations Men Women Total 2 Coonoor The Nilgiris 27 106 133 -- 3 Kothagiri 584 849 1,433 611 955 1,566

Minimum wages of plantation workers (prescribed by GoTN) Tea Estates and Cinchona Plantations in the areas other than those in Kanniyakumari District (in Rs.) Coffee and Cardamom Estates (in Rs.) Tea and Rubber Estates in Kanniyakumari District. Adults Adolescents Basic Wages 90.00 61.00 88.50 60.50 94.00 64.00 DA 144.72 96.48 Total 234.72 157.48 233.22 156.98 238.72 160.48

Creche and School Details Sl. No. Inspector of plantations No. of creche No. of children blow 2years No. of children above 2years No of schools No. of children attending schools from plantation 1 Ooty 13 97 134 11 1311 2 Coonoor 24 220 193 35 561 3 Kothagiri 30 20 25 18 363 4 Gudalur 26 41 60 09 322 5 Panthalur 21 45 104 07 496 6 Valparai 99 292 497 78 2883 7 Yercaud 02 - 08 73 8 Theni 12 10 271 9 Batlagundu 84 Nagercoil 14 28 295 Total 241 753 1061 187 6659

SSA data on Out of School children in Tea Plantation districts Out of School Children – Earning Compulsion (2015-16) Nilgiris 378 Coimbatore 2,342 Salem 1,790 Theni 590 Dindigul 1,868 Kanyakumari 452 Tirunelveli 1,581

INSPECTION AND PROSECUTION DETAILS DURING THE LAST 5 YEARS (2011-2016) Sl. No. Year Total No. of Inspections No. of Prosecutions disposed in Courts Fine Amount (in lakhs) 1. 2011-12 1,924 91 3.54 2. 2012-13 2,111 42 0.66 3. 2013-14 3,122 216 3.01 4. 2014-15 4,384 259 3.63 5. 2015-16 2,988 132 3.14 Total 14,529 740 13.98

Major Child Rights concerns in tea gardens Child marriage Out of School Children Social isolation Neglect

Key challenges faced in the enforcement of Plantation Labour Act, 1951 Accessibility issues Animal intrude in plantations Sudden climatic changes Lack of awareness among plantation workers Non co-operation of plantation workers / Management Language barrier of interstate migrant workers

Good practices in Tamil Nadu The Government have revised the minimum rates of wages vide G.O.(2D)No.25, Labour and Employment Department, dated: 12.7.2012 for plantation workers. The Government of Tamil Nadu have prescribed the standards for the houses to be provided to the workers as per G.O.(Ms)No.79, Labour & Employment Department, dated 1.4.1991. In Tamil Nadu so far 41,348 houses have been constructed by the employers for the plantation workers. The Assistant Surgeons (Plantations) are responsible for the effective functioning of hospitals and dispensaries in plantations of Tamil Nadu (in addition to the Inspector of Plantations).

Contd:- The Government of Tamil Nadu have issued orders vide G.O.Ms.No.37, Labour and Employment Department, dated 30.4.2014, wherein it has been notified that every employer of plantation shall supply free of cost, to every worker/staff employed in the plantations, the materials specified therein, for their protection from rain or cold. Constant joint inspections and regular inspections. Awareness stickers placed in plantation office.

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