G.O. (2D) No. 18, Revision of Minimum Rates of Wages for Employment in Cashewnut Industry, 2010
The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department issued G.O. (2D) No. 18, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 22 April 2010, revising minimum wages for cashewnut industry employment across Tamil Nadu. The notification took effect on publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and superseded Labour and Employment Department Notification No. II(2)/LE/486/2004 dated 30 June 2004.
What the notification governs
G.O. (2D) No. 18, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 22 April 2010, sets minimum basic wages for listed classes of work and employees in Tamil Nadu's cashewnut industry. It applies to employers and employees performing the specified production, support, supervisory and office work.
Minimum basic wages
The Tamil Nadu Labour and Employment Department fixed the following rates:
- Shelling or cutting: Rs. 12.86 per kilogram.
- Peeling: Rs. 15.00 per kilogram.
- Peeling shelling pieces: Rs. 15.00 per kilogram.
- Grading categories listed in the notification: Rs. 94.40 per work specified through the prescribed workloads in Explanation (2).
- Roasting, Borma Worker, Oil Expeller Operator, Tinker and Packer: Rs. 150.00 per day.
- Mycaud miscellaneous work, lap checking, kernel checking, tin filling, cooking and sweeping or scavenging: Rs. 132.50 per day.
- Tin fillers: an additional Rs. 6.00 per day only on days when filling work is performed in addition to normal work.
- Supervisory Mycaud: Rs. 150.00 per day.
- Supervisor, Maistry or Watchman: Rs. 3,562.00 per month.
- Clerk or Typist: Rs. 3,530.00 per month.
Dearness allowance and workloads
The variable dearness allowance is linked to the Nagercoil Centre Consumer Price Index. The reference index is 645 points for December 2008, using base year 1982 equals 100. Every point above 645 adds 20 paise per day.
The allowance is revised on 1 April and 1 October using the average indices for the preceding six months. Piece-rate workers receive it only if they complete the prescribed workload, including 6 kilograms for shelling or cutting, 5 kilograms for peeling, 5 kilograms for peeling shelling pieces, and grading workloads ranging from 4 to 100 kilograms depending on the category.
Other protections
- Men and women doing the same work must receive the same wages.
- Daily wages are multiplied by 30 to calculate monthly wages.
- Monthly wages are divided by 26 to calculate daily wages.
- Existing wages higher than these minimum rates must continue to be paid.
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Common questions
When did these cashewnut industry minimum wages take effect?
G.O. (2D) No. 18 took effect from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 22 April 2010.
Can an employer reduce an existing wage because the notified minimum is lower?
No. Where an employee's existing wage is higher than the minimum fixed by the notification, the higher wage must continue.
Do men and women have to receive equal wages for the same cashewnut industry work?
Yes. The notification states that no distinction in wages may be made between men and women where the nature of the work is the same.
Does every piece-rate worker automatically receive dearness allowance?
No. Workers in the listed shelling, peeling and grading classes receive the fixed dearness allowance only when they complete the prescribed workload for their class of work.
