HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
NEW VISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT TEA PLANTATIONS IN SRI LANKA.
29 OCTOBER 2020.
Tea is a one of the main export oriented industries in Sri Lanka with more than 150 years of experience in the country commenced initially under the time of British ruling with Coffee and Cinchona plantations later changed to TEA production and continuing till present. Tea sector as a major source of foreign exchange in Sri Lanka plays a main role in economy and providing large scale of contribution to the country by producing approximately 245000 of direct employing opportunities and around 1256000 of indirect employments to the Sri Lankan population (Sri Lanka Tea board).
Sri Lanka as a country exporting approximately 300 Mn kg's of black tea annually (Tea exporters association Sri Lanka; teasrilanka.org) with the main contribution from RPC's now critically identified that the growth of demand and requirements of buyers largely depend on various international certifications such as Rain forest Alliance,Ethical tea partnership,ISO etc.It is one of the critical requirement of those certification bodies for RPC;s to become very transparent with human recourse management practices and human well being.(www.rainforest-alliance.org).
Current plantation companies in Sri Lanka recognized globally with one of the finest agricultural end product suppliers in the world, moving forward with practicing the latest HR methods and activities realizing the importance and the benefits of inspired or motivated workforce with the current experiences and the past mistakes as well. expectation of fine end product and the profits by the active contributions from happy work force is the vision of the current RPC's in the industry while amalgamating and adjoining the new concepts of work place safety and occupational health and safety measures also into the HRM practices in order to strengthen the down the line contributors by creating new image and a broad vision in their mindset as they were treated and looked after well by the employer who was only a businessman for them in a decade ago.
CONCLUSION.
HRM has become a eye opening management practice for Sri Lankan Tea industry with which hopefully new thinking and ideas will be taking place and deliver more effective and efficient out puts from active involvements from the work force.
REFERENCES.
[CITATION] Sri Lanka tea board annual report 2003
http://www.cqm.cn/uploads/soft/140516/farmandgrouppolicy.pdf
[Accessed, 29.10.2020].
Good job. However, we expect kind of academic nature in the write up, that's mean you need to refer to some literature on the subject matter and cite those references in your writeup. We expect at least 3 to 4 references per posting.
ReplyDeleteNoted and thank you Sir
DeleteGood analysis on the importance of HRM in Tea industry and one place information on the topic. Suggest to select a specific point out of the concept so that the information you have provided will be more valuable.
ReplyDeleteNoted and thank you Lakshan
DeleteGood interpretation about one of the most ancient industry of sri lanka. more discussion on effects of HRM retaled to the tea industry would be expected .
ReplyDeleteOf course, thank you.
DeleteRelationship between the HRM practices and vs Tea industry well explained. Good job. Suggest, if you can get more related examples so that the conclusion can be much effective.
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DeleteSimply the best
ReplyDeleteThank you Shiyam
DeleteI have seen the lifestyle of the labours who engages in tea plantation since I have been working in Nuwaraeliya for 3 1/2 years. Usually they get a small daily wage and it depends on their target (no of kg s). However, recent past, they are benefited by having shelters, water, electricity, education and Healthcare. Really appreciate the steps have been taken by HRM in the tea plantation sector.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the positive eye you had on development of HRM in industry. Hope to continue further and make sure to facilitate plantations workers with some much more effective HR practices.
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ReplyDeletePlantation workers have been plagued by many problems since the beginning and there are still no answers to some issues. It seems to me that human resource management is more important to those employees than any of us. This article addresses the current human situation in a effective manner.
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Yes of course, what you have identified and highlighted is the point I wanted to emphasis on readers mind.
DeleteA very complicated area to implement good HRM practices. Specially with the present context where the workforce in the industry is alarmingly reduced and is further reducing.
ReplyDeleteAs in bringing in good HRM practices, it should be totally a tailor made solution for the estates because a general good practice maybe not appreciated by the estate workforce.
Coming into the article, good writing about the estates and the HRM issues there in. You may also get some theoretical stuff to relate to this. Good Start.
Thanks Nafees for the comment and the ideas given related to the context.
DeleteVery well gethered information about Tea plantations. Good flow of ideas. Keep it up
ReplyDeleteThanks Nishak
Deletewell organized and application being considered good job well done
ReplyDeleteTea production is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, and accounts for 2% of GDP, contributing over US$1.5 billion in 2013 to the economy of Sri Lanka. Since the beginning, plantation workers have been affected by many challenges and there are still no answers to certain problems. Management of human resources seems to me to be more important to those workers than all of us. This essay accurately discusses the actual human condition.
ReplyDeleteEye should open to develop and protect to Tea plantation sector which will exchange more forigen exchange to country. Proper described on the subject matter. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis topic is more relative with this current situation in Sri Lanka, how ever this industry is damaged by the trade union actions. Good research and interesting to read.
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