Sri Lankan workers denounce Alton Estate witch hunt
Last week Alton Estate management in Maskeliya, in Sri Lanka’s central plantation district, terminated 38 workers.
The victimised workers, who were summarily dismissed without any investigation or right of appeal, have been accused of attacking the estate’s manager and assistant manager during a recent pay strike. The sackings are part of an ongoing witch hunt against militant employees by estate management and the police, in collaboration with the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), the main plantation trade union.
Alton estate (Source: Facebook)
About 500 Alton Estate workers walked out on strike on February 2 to demand a 1,000-rupee ($US4.96) daily wage. They returned to work on March 26, following a directive from the CWC.
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