NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on labour has expressed concern to the labour ministry over tea plantation workers in Assam and West Bengal being denied social security benefits, minimum wages, Provident Fund and Gratuity benefits.
In its report on the labour and employment ministry’s demands for grants for 2021-22, tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the Bhartruhari Mahtab-led House panel said that it was concerned to note that numerous tea gardens faced closure during the current fiscal and even in those that remained functional, many workers were reportedly not provided with social security benefits, minimum wages, Provident Fund benefits and Gratuity benefits.