Three injured in factory protests
MASERU-THREE factory workers were injured during violent clashes with the police in the Thetsane industrial area yesterday.
The workers were later admitted at Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital.
The police ordered the demonstrators to disperse after they began pelting buildings with stones. They later fired rubber bullets and teargas at the workers.
The workers were demanding a 20 percent salary raise.
They said they were not happy that Labour Minister Moshe Leoma had approved a three percent bump on their wages.
The workers began singing peacefully in the Thetsane industrial area on Monday. The protest however turned violent the next day.
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CoA permits to proceed with petition challenging daily wage increase
CoA permits to proceed with petition challenging daily wage increase
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Colombo (News 1st); The Court of Appeal on Monday (05) permitted to take up for examination the writ application filed by 20 Plantation Companies challenging the government-issue gazette on increasing the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1000/-.
Arguments will commence from the 05th of May, ruled the Court of Appeal.
In addition, the Court of Appeal permitted the petitioners to issue notice on the respondents mentioned in the writ application, which was called up in the presence of Court of Appeal President Arjuna Obeysekera and Justice Mayadunne Corea.
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