India: Notice issued to Hirajuli Tea Estate over failure to provide medical facilities for workers
Résumé
Date indiquée: 31 Jan 2022
Lieu: Inde
Entreprises
Hirajuli Tea Estate - Supplier , Tetley (part of Tata Consumer Products) - BuyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Thé , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Santé et sécurité au travailRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par BHRRC
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Hirajuli Tea Estate supplied to Tetley and Unilever, according to the BHRRC Tea Supply Chain Tracker Tetley and Unilever provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Tetley informed the Resource Centre that they did not source from the estate in 2022.
Type de source: News outlet
"Show cause notice issued to Hirajuli Tea Estate", 31 Jan 2022
Show cause notice has been issued to Hirajuli Tea Estate management...for not providing medical facilities to tea garden workers as per the provisions of the Plantations Labour Act and rules.
... Hirajuli Tea Estate management allegedly failed to provide proper hospital, kitchen and sanitary arrangements in the estate hospital ... the tea garden management [was also urged] to extend cooperation [for] COVID vaccination and to follow COVID protocol as advised by the government ... tea garden management [was also directed] to appoint the required number of medical and paramedical staff immediately.