Pettah Porters demo demanding higher daily wages...

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Porters, commonly known as ‘Nattamis’ who handle the brunt of the goods that are being brought to and dispatched from Pettah, often manually pulling carts in the busy wholesale/retails hub, yesterday staged a protest demanding higher daily wages. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi

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Pettah Porters demo demanding higher daily wages...

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