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The farmer and the worker
Work and wages
Advance, leave and ending
Signing

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The farmer and the worker

What is the farmer's full name?Needed

For example: Nirmal Singh

What is the farmer's address?Needed

House / flat / plot no.

Street, sector or locality

City area and PIN code

What is the farmer's mobile number?Needed

A number somebody can be reached on. Ten digits is the usual Indian form, and a country code in front of it is fine if you want it there.

For example: 98140-00000

What is the worker (seeri)'s full name?Needed

For example: Jagtar Singh, son of Mal Singh

What is the worker (seeri)'s address?Needed

House / flat / plot no.

Street, sector or locality

City area and PIN code

What is the worker (seeri)'s mobile number?Needed

A number somebody can be reached on. Ten digits is the usual Indian form, and a country code in front of it is fine if you want it there.

For example: 98140-00000

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FARM WORKER (SEERI) AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

__________, of __________, mobile __________ (the "Farmer");

AND

__________, of __________, mobile __________ (the "Worker").

1. THE ENGAGEMENT

1.2 The Worker states that he is an adult, over eighteen years of age, and is entering this agreement of his own free will, having understood it.

1.3 The Worker works under the Farmer's reasonable instructions on the farm. The Farmer shall not make him do work that is unsafe or unlawful, or work for any other person.

2. WAGES

2.2 The wage shall not be less than the minimum wage for farm work that applies to the Worker under the law for the time being in force. If it ever is, the minimum wage is the wage.

3. HOURS, REST AND LEAVE

4. ADVANCE: NO BOND

4.2 No advance, loan or debt, now or later, binds the Worker to work for the Farmer, stops him leaving, or may be worked off by his labour or his family's. Any advance may be recovered only as an ordinary debt in the manner the law allows, and never by forcing the Worker or any member of his family to work or by keeping them on the farm against their will.

4.3 The Worker is free to leave at any time on the notice in clause 6. The Worker's family is not bound to work for the Farmer, and the Worker's children shall not be made to work on the farm in place of school.

5. INJURY, ILLNESS AND SAFETY

5.1 The Farmer shall keep the machinery, the animals and the work reasonably safe. If the Worker is hurt at work, the Farmer shall at once get him medical treatment and pay for it, and shall keep paying his wage for the days he cannot work because of the injury, up to the end of the Period.

5.2 If the Worker falls ill and cannot work, the Farmer shall pay his wage for up to seven such days in the Period on his producing a note from a doctor or the health worker.

6. ENDING THE ENGAGEMENT

6.2 The Farmer may end the engagement without notice only for serious misconduct, such as theft or violence, after letting the Worker answer. He shall still pay all wages earned up to that day.

6.3 If the Worker lives in a room on the farm, he shall have at least the same number of days as the notice to move out, and shall not be turned out by force.

7. DISPUTES

7.1 The parties shall first try to settle any dispute by talking, if they wish with the help of respected elders or the village panchayat.

8. GENERAL

8.1 This is the whole agreement between the Farmer and the Worker. Any change must be in writing and signed by both. The Worker has been given a copy.

Signatures

Farmer: __________

Signature: ______________________________

Worker (seeri): __________

Signature: ______________________________

Witness 1 (name, address, signature): ______________________________

Witness 2 (name, address, signature): ______________________________

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