Plantation workers continue to demand Rs.1,000

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A number of plantation workers’ unions staged a protest outside the Employers Federation of Ceylon at Rajagiriya on Monday demanding the authorities to increase the daily basic wage of plantation workers to Rs.1,000. The protesters said the Friday’s decision to increase the daily wage to Rs.700 was not enough. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel