Plantation sector workers in Sri Lanka are set to receive a revised daily minimum wage of Rs. 1,350, effective October 10. This increase comes with an additional allowance of Rs. 50 for each extra kilo harvested, following successful negotiations between Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), trade unions, and the Wages Board. According to industry sources, the
Sri Lanka’s wage board has announced new daily wage rates for tea and rubber workers effective from September 10, as detailed in a recent gazette notice. The minimum daily wage has been set at 1,350 rupees for a standard ‘norm’ of each estate. Additionally, workers will receive an extra 50 rupees for every kilo of
Sri Lanka’s Wages Board has mandated a daily wage of 1,700 rupees for plantation workers, which legislators argue amounts to 2,000 rupees with provident fund benefits. This decision follows earlier political threats to expropriate firms not complying with the new wage regulations. Legislator Vadivel Suresh highlighted that the wage includes 1,350 rupees plus EPF, ETF,
The government is set to implement the Rs. 1,700 daily wage for plantation workers by issuing a fresh gazette within the first two weeks of August, pending necessary approvals from the respective wages boards. On July 10, the initial gazette notification mandating plantation companies to pay the Rs. 1,700 daily wage, a 70% increase from
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a law to establish village communities for descendants of former plantation workers, providing land and housing. President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal includes creating villages from estate houses and line rooms in plantation areas. Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development, Jeevan Thondaman, announced that approximately 176,000 families will receive 10