The welfare of plantation workers is regulated by State Governments under the Plantations Labour Act, 1951, now subsumed under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the Code on Social Security, 2020, effective from 21.11.2025. These codes mandate employers to provide workers with housing, medical care, sickness and maternity benefits, and social security measures. Facilities such as educational support for workers' children, drinking water, conservancy arrangements, canteens, crèches, and recreational amenities are also required. The Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, also effective from 21st November, 2025, provide an integrated framework for wage protection, social security, workplace safety, and labor welfare. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in response to a question in Lok Sabha. Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander are the contacts. The release ID is 2200431 and the visitor panel is 514. The information is available in Urdu and Hindi.
Key Entities Referenced
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: A code regulating the occupational safety, health, and working conditions. It subsumed the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.
Code on Social Security, 2020: A code that subsumed the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 alongside the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Plantations Labour Act, 1951: An act regulating conditions of work in tea gardens, now subsumed by later codes.
Code on Wages, 2019: A code providing an integrated framework for wage protection.
Industrial Relations Code, 2020: A code that provides an integrated framework for workplace safety.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
WELFARE OF PLANTATION WORKERS
प्रव तथ: 08 DEC 2025 4:51PM by PIB Delhi
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, crèches, and recreational amenities for the welfare of tea plantation workers and their families in
and around the estates.
The Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and
the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 have all been brought into force with
effect from 21st November, 2025. These Codes, taken together, provide an integrated framework for wage
protection, social security, workplace safety, and labour welfare, thereby strengthening the regulatory and
oversight mechanisms applicable to sectors including tea plantations.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri Shobha
Karandlaje in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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