India, Dec. 8 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The conditions of work in tea gardens are regulated by the respective State Governments under the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 and the rules framed thereunder. This Act has now been subsumed under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the Code on Social Security, 2020, both of which have come into force from 21.11.2025.
These Codes contain comprehensive provisions requiring employers to provide workers with housing, medical care, sickness and maternity benefits, and other social security measures. They also mandate facilities such as educational support for workers' children, drinking water, conservancy arrangements, canteens, creches, and recre...