Plantation workers to launch indefinite strike from today

The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) Leader and Parliamentarian Arumugam Thondaman yesterday requested all plantation workers to join an indefinite strike from today (4).

He said this after a meeting with the senior management of plantation companies yesterday. He said the employers did not agree with their request to increase their daily wages to Rs. 1000. MP Thondaman said they held a discussion with former Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa earlier. During the discussion, the finance ministry had suggested providing loans with zero interests to workers. However, this proposal was also turned down by the Plantation companies.