India: Notice issued to Hirajuli Tea Estate over failure to provide medical facilities for workers
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Date Reported: 31 Янв 2022
Местонахождение: Индия
Компании
Hirajuli Tea Estate - Supplier , Tetley (part of Tata Consumer Products) - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Рабочие: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Чай , Gender not reported )Темы
Охрана труда и безопасностьОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
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Принятые меры: 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.
Вид источника: 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.