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Tea plantation workers in the island's hill country, a majority of whom are Malayaga Tamils staged a token strike demanding that their daily wage be increased to Rs.1700 in keeping with the rising cost of living. They accused the tea companies of ignoring a directive from the Sri Lankan president who assured that their daily wage would be increased to Rs.1700 per day. The
Plantation workers staged a protest today demanding a Rs. 1700 daily wage.
Hundreds of plantation workers took to the streets in the estates and staged a protest.
The plantation workers protested against plantation companies, accusing them of refusing to agree to the wage hike.
A number of
Irrespective of the outcome of these tripartite meetings the pay rates will not provide a living wage or address the endemic poverty afflicting these highly exploited workers.