The President says: Plantation companies have agreed to provide 1,700 rupees to the plantation workers

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that seven plantation companies have agreed with the government’s decision to provide a daily wage of        1,700 rupees to plantation workers. “As the current labour minister, I have planned to convene the Wages Board on Monday to further discuss the matter. If necessary, special laws will be introduced to implement this decision”, he added.

The President also announced that worker’s welfare funds, which have been neglected for many years, will be operational commencing next year.

President Wickremesinghe made these remarks while attending the Kandy District Plantation Labour Unions and Youth Leaders meeting, organized by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress today at the KARALIYA Convention Centre And Centre For Performing Arts, Kandy.

The issues faced by the Tamil community in the hill country were directly presented to the President and he responded positively to their concerns.