India: Notice issued to Hirajuli Tea Estate over failure to provide medical facilities for workers
Özet
Date Reported: 31 Oca 2022
Lokasyon: Hindistan
Şirketler
Hirajuli Tea Estate - Supplier , Tetley (part of Tata Consumer Products) - BuyerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
İşçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Çay , Gender not reported )Meseleler
Occupational Health & SafetyYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: 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.
Source type: 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.