Author(s):
Dev Anand, Palas R. Sengupta
Email(s):
rs_dev@nbu.ac.in , senguptapalas@nbu.ac.in
DOI:
10.52711/2321-5763.2023.00016
Address:
Dev Anand1, Palas R. Sengupta2
1UGC Junior Research Fellow, Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, Pin -734013.
2Professor Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, Pin -734013.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2023
ABSTRACT:
Industrial disputes are fairly common in the workplace. Industrial disputes were the matter of concern from last so many years. The industrial dispute in tea plantations began in 1848 when workers of the Assam Company India limited went on strike against the delay in payment of wages. Failure in implementation of the provisions of Plantation Labour Act, 1951 related to welfare of tea workers in West Bengal are the main reasons of disputes in the tea plantation Industry. Low wages, bonus issue, poor working condition, limited healthcare facilities and poor living condition are some factors contributing to industrial disputes in tea plantation industries of the West Bengal.
Cite this article:
Dev Anand, Palas R. Sengupta. Disputes and their Settlement Machinery in Tea Plantation Industry in North Bengal. Asian Journal of Management. 2023;14(2):103-2. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2023.00016
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Dev Anand, Palas R. Sengupta. Disputes and their Settlement Machinery in Tea Plantation Industry in North Bengal. Asian Journal of Management. 2023;14(2):103-2. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2023.00016 Available on: https://ajmjournal.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2023-14-2-1
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