The measure, announced by Commissioner General of Labour H. K. K. Jayasundara, provides for a daily wage of 1,750 rupees, up 70 per cent, to support workers crushed by the economic crisis and high interest rates. “We are unable to have three square meals a day,” lament two workers at the Hatton plantations.” Up in arms, employers claim that they cannot afford the pay rise.
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