MP Digambaram to support plantation workers’ strike on Monday

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By Ranjith Rajapaksa -Hatton

The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) fully supports the strike that the plantation workers are scheduled to launch from Monday (22), Nuwara Eliya District Member of Parliament Palani Digambaram said during a media conference held in Hatton today.

Even though President Ranil Wickremesinghe has advised the tea plantation companies to increase the daily salary of plantation workers to Rs 1,700, they have refused to increase the salaries.

"The plantation companies have expressed their agreement to increase the amount of Rs. 400 in addition to the daily salary of Rs.1,000 currently paid to a plantation worker. It has been agreed to give the remaining Rs. 300 with conditions," the MP said.

MP Digambaram further said that under the Samagi Jana Balawega government led by Sajith Premadasa, they will distribute tea lands to the plantation workers and make them small tea plantation owners and increase the daily income of the plantation workers.

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Buddhist Saturday, 20 April 2024 04:55 PM

Digambaram is also a person who is interested only in his benefits and keeps switching sides depending on who gives him more benefits.

Adwani Saturday, 20 April 2024 05:20 PM

When the Plantation workers become owners they will realize the difficulties in Management and then look for other opportunities to survive. Thus depriving the country of Tea leaves production. All SJB plannings are without future considerations

Hatton Resident Saturday, 20 April 2024 07:27 PM

The Estate Sector is going to vote en masse for the NPP because we have been deprived of basic living conditions and Thondamans, Mano Ganeshan, Digambarams,Radhakrishnan, Vadivel Suresh have done very little but enriched their political career and personal lives. We will never be fooled again.

Dee Monday, 22 April 2024 07:33 AM

Yes , after you vote for them, they can prop the estate management heads on fence posts like they did in the late eighties! Consider yourself an ‘ accessory to terrorism’

joshua Saturday, 20 April 2024 10:14 PM

all these politicians (including the CWC) have been fleecing the estate workers. Now supporting the strike as elections are near. Looks like another election gimmick. These politicians are interested in collection the subscriptions do that they can enjoy lives at the expense of the poor worker.

Garvin Karunaratne Sunday, 21 April 2024 06:28 AM

Splitting up of tea estates will end our tea industry. Garvin Karunaratne

Brainless Digambaram and empty promise? Sunday, 21 April 2024 09:23 AM

"SJB will distribute tea lands to plantation workers and make them small tea plantation owners." When did SJB become owners of Tea Estates? How can SJB sell anything, when they don't own anything? Digambaram is trying to take estate workers on a fair tale trip!

Last chance Sunday, 21 April 2024 10:26 AM

Digambaram don’t try to deceive the poor estate as you all did for the last 75 years, Giving land and building ,houses for estate workers are an eye catching slogan and the poor workers have fallen for that every time. You can’t fool every one all the times and this election will certainly put an end to this practice

Ty Sunday, 21 April 2024 12:54 PM

So SJB planning to distribute plantation land among workers! We will end up being another Zimbabwe.

DOT Sunday, 21 April 2024 08:47 PM

For chep votes !

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