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arly the female workers, cannot undertake these businesses on a large scale due to shortage of funds. Findings of the present survey show that very few NGOs, who generally give small credit, work among the tea population. Hence, Mother's Club can help augment the female workers' income significantly if it provides them with small credit.

(d) There should be more than one bargaining agent for the tea workers

Bangladesh Cha Sramik Union is the only bargaining agent for the tea plantation workers for the last few decades. For this reason some dictatorial power may grow in this organization affecting the welfare of the workers. Therefore, at least two bargaining agents should be there on behalf of the workers

(e) The Cha Sramik Union should appeal to the Minimum Wage Board (MWB) for Determination of the New Rate of Minimum Wage for the Plantation Sector

It was observed that the Cha Sramik Union failed to ensure minimum wage for the tea plantation workers. Wage rates of the tea plantation workers are far less than that of agricultural labor. According to the Agricultural Labor (Minimum Wages) Ordinance 1984, the minimum rate of wages for agricultural labor per day has been fixed at 3.27 kg. of rice or such amount of money as is equal to the price of this quantity of rice in the local market. At the current price of coarse rice this amount of rice comes to about Tk.45. But plantation workers' wage rate does not equal to this amount even after their fringe benefits and benefits in kind are taken into consideration. Moreover, the present wage rate in the plantation sector, when adjusted for inflation, comes far below the minimum wage rate fixed by the Minimum Wage Board in 1987 for this sector. In 1987, the minimum wage rate for adult male and female plantation workers employed in the A category tea estates was fixed at Tk.14.50. In 2001 this rate reached 26.75, whereas, in the past 14 years (1987-2001), the price of everything has risen several times. Under the circumstances, according to the Minimum Wage Legislation 1961, the Cha Sramik Union should appeal to the Minimum Wage Board (MWB) for determination of the new rate of minimum wage for the plantation sector.

(f) Social dialogue between the Cha Sangsad and the Cha Sramik Union should be more gender sensitive since majority of the plantation workers are women.

Social dialogue between the Cha Sangsad and the Cha Sramik Union should be more gender sensitive since the majority of the plantation workers are women. Moreover, female tea plantation workers face the following problems, which are unique to them.

· Carrying the heavy bag of green tea leaf over a long distance;

· Continuous plucking while standing with bare feet;

· Prevalence of large scale fatigue;

· Caring of small children;

· Reproductive health problems;

· High rate of fertility;

· Early marriage; and

· Early motherhood.

Social dialogue between the Cha Sangsad and the Cha Sramik Union should address these special problems of female workers. Mothers' Club should be act本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。