Solidarity with Coffee Workers: Exposing the Exploitation Behind World Coffee Day

The real producers of coffee in India are the workers on the coffee plantations. 73% of coffee comes from Karnataka (Chikamagaluru, Kodagu, Hassan, Shivamogga). India is the 7th-largest coffee producer in the world. In Malenadu, Karnataka, there are no laws that protect workers. The cost of a cup of coffee in Europe is more than the cost of a day’s wage for a coffee plantation worker in Karnataka.

Coffee plantation act 1951 is for labour wages, health, bonus with govt contribution. Coffee plantation planter should register to government plantation land, labours, women labours, labour health care housing and schools for labour children. Some sections of plantation act 1951 states that The provision of well-equipped hospitals is section-10 of the act, In section-14 the law that requires coffee planters to establish schools for the children of coffee workers. In section-19 There should be a compulsory canteen system for all workers working in plants with more than 100 workers Various sections of mentioned laws are disobeyed by planters and traders in Karnataka by engaged under contract work, contract labour, fixed-term contract system that violates the industrial dispute acts of the Karnataka state.

In order to combat this injustice, we need to organize the oppressed malenadu coffee plantation workers movement.

Convention Demand (1) as per Act

The minimum daily wages of coffee plantation workers should be increased from Rs.405 to Rs.750.

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Convention demand (2)

According to the labour law, provident fund, bonus, maternity leave, weekly leave should be implemented for all coffee plantation workers!

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Convention demand (3) There are 5 lakh 70 thousand workers in the MALENADU and register them. Registration of plantations should be made mandatory.

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Demand (4) Plantation Labor Act-1951 and other related labour laws should be implemented in the plantations

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Demand (5)

A special task force and a special Labour court should be formed to protect the rights of coffee plantation workers who are subject to unfair labour practices.

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Demand (6)

According to the Act, all plantion workers need a household hatchet equipped from planters.

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Demand (7)

According to the Act, the planters should open well equipped schools for the children of all plantation workers.

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According to the Act, planters should open hospitals in plantations for all plantation workers and their famely members.

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Demand (9)

A special investigation team should be formed to investigate the murders, rapes, accidents and bonded labouring happening in the coffee plantation lines.

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Demand(10)

According to the Act, all plantation workers should be provided with safe equipment and safe work.

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Demand (11)

According to the labour law ,the rights of International and Inter state migrant workers should be protected with the register and leagal action.

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Demand(12) To Open Govt Super Specialty Hospital at Chikkamagaluru for plantion workers belonging to Kodagu,Hassun and Chikkamagalore

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Slogan (A1)

condemn for Bengaluru International Coffee Day MELA, which denied the rights of coffee plantaion workers!

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slogan (A2)

Coffee is the black blood of labours ! The price of coffee is sky high; The wage rate of coffee worker is down to earth ; Let this extortion stop.

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Slogan(A3) Unite all working people and Fight imperialism fascism and Wage slavery.

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