The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Workers covered by the National Minimum Wage Act exclude plantation workers and some other sectors, whose wages are set through Wages Boards. Dr. Anil Jayantha said discussions are continuing with workers and employers on improving plantation wages, currently set at Rs. 1,700 per day, made up of Rs. 1,350 plus Rs. 350 for overtime or extra work. He noted that while the general monthly minimum wage is Rs. 30,000, a plantation worker earning Rs. 1,700 for more than 25 days would exceed that amount.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you for the question. Workers covered by the National Minimum Wage Act do not include certain sectors. Plantation workers and several other industries’ wages are determined under the Wages Boards. Discussions are underway regarding moving towards the Rs. 1,700 daily maximum. Currently, the daily wage is set at Rs. 1,700, comprising Rs. 1,350 plus Rs. 350 as overtime/extra work. We are continuing discussions with workers and employers, considering labour conditions in the sector, with the aim of further improving it. If you compute, the general minimum monthly wage of Rs. 30,000 applies excluding certain industries. For plantation workers, if you consider Rs. 1,700 per day with more than 25 days, the income would exceed that minimum.
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