The plantations industry yesterday struck a compromise for a new collective agreement widely seen as win-win for all stakeholders given the immediate and medium-term challenges.
The basic wage brewed by the estate sector trade unions and the Employers Federation of Ceylon who are signatories to the collective agreement, was Rs. 380 per day, up from Rs. 285 under the previous deal.
Added to this basic wage will be an attendance incentive of Rs. 105, which was earlier Rs. 90, and a price share supplement of Rs. 30, totalling Rs. 515 per day for a worker.
It was also noted that attendance incentives are paid when the plantation worker achieves a certain target.
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