ABSTRACT
The International Labour Organisation established a special tripartite committee to consider Work on Plantations and in 1957 established a Conference Committee to draft international regulations addressing the conditions of Plantation Workers. The members representing employers felt the needs of Plantation Workers were met under general regulations already established; the workers' representatives, however, wanted special regulations on the subject. They felt that a separate treaty would expedite the application of the already existing regulations to those involved in plantation work. This latter approach was adopted; both a Convention and a Recommendation were suggested as suitable forms. The Convention addresses a wide range of subjects drawing together regulations from a variety of other International Labour Organisation agreements and focusing them specifically on Plantation Workers. While absent from work on maternity leave in accordance with the provisions of Article 47, the woman shall be entitled to receive cash and medical benefits.
