Discussions regarding the basic wage of plantation workers with the Employers Federation of Ceylon yesterday saw a second offer put forward by the federation. However, the trade union representatives were still contemplating this offer and no reply was given regarding this second basic wage offer.
Planters’ Association Chairman Lalith Obeysekera said that following the rejection of the first offer put forward, yesterday a second offer had been put to the table. “We are now awaiting a response from them,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ceylon Workers’ Congress Vice President S. Sathasivan, a former Member of Parliament, said that the unions were still holding discussions late into the night regarding yesterday’s meeting.
http://www.ft.lk/2011/06/01/plantation-wage-talks-still-in-deadlock/