The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that the Government is finalizing the Rs. 1,700 plantation wage agreement through the Wages Board, following earlier non-compliance by some companies. He said the proposed structure is Rs. 1,350 as the daily wage with a Rs. 350 kilo-rate top-up, and that most companies have agreed despite continued resistance from some. He added that companies have been asked to provide 25 days of work so workers can earn a monthly equivalent of Rs. 33,750.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We are finalizing the Rs. 1,700 agreement through the Wages Board. Last time, too, the Wages Board decided, but companies did not pay. In September we intervened to reach consensus: Rs. 1,350 daily and Rs. 350 as kilo-rate top-up to reach Rs. 1,700. Some companies still resist, but a majority have agreed. We have asked companies to provide 25 days of work so workers can earn the monthly equivalent (Rs. 33,750).
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2025. No. 1742359468086980. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10374