Sri Lanka, Jan. 18 -- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had proposed in the 2021 Budget that the daily wage be increased to Rs.1000 from January this year.
However, plantation companies have on Friday proposed a fixed wage of Rs. 700 a day and other productivity and attendance incentives.
Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) Vice President Senthil Thondaman told that the proposal made by the plantation companies cannot be accepted.
Thondaman said that the wage proposal made by plantation companies is based on probabilities and is not fixed.
He said that the CWC has met the Minster of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva and demanded that the matter be placed before the Wages Board.
Plantation companies said the proposed fixed daily wage model will b...