In recent times Sri Lanka’s tea industry has faced a multitude of issues due to various reasons, and the plantation sector workers’ wage issues take a special place among them. It also added that over the years, plantation sector workers wages per day have increased from Rs. It further said that if plantation sector workers are paid productivity-linked wages, their monthly earnings will rise by at least Rs 6,250. Wages and perks under Collective AgreementMeanwhile, the Thousand Movement, a collective of trade unions and activists demanding daily wage hike for plantation sector workers, said that even though the plantation sector workers’ daily wage hike of Rs. 1,000 was the initial demand, if the Government has to pay any money as an allowance to the plantation sector workers, that is unacceptable, as it should be paid by the plantation sector companies.

Source: The Nation February 14, 2021 22:52 UTC