The OSH Code covers plantations of tea, coffee, rubber, cinchona, cardamom, oil palm and other notified crops. It applies where the area and the number of workers cross the threshold in the definition (5 hectares or more and the prescribed number of workers). A State may extend it to smaller plantations.
Employers must provide:
- housing and medical facilities;
- drinking water and toilets;
- a creche and a canteen as notified;
- recreation;
- education facilities for workers' children;
- protective clothing for work with chemicals.
Workers get annual leave, maternity benefit and other benefits under the Codes. The State rules lay down the detailed standards.
Last reviewed 17-10-2026. General information, not legal advice for a specific case. Check the latest Act, Rules and notifications of the appropriate government before acting.