(UTV|COLOMBO) Galle Face entry road temporarily closed from Lotus roundabout, due to a protest staged by plantation workers.
The estate workers demanded an increase of their daily wage up to 1,000 rupees.
They engaged in a protest in the past few days after they had failed in the lengthy discussions with plantation owners to raise their daily wages up to 1,000 rupees.
At present, the basic salary of a plantation worker is 500 rupees. Even after adding all the allowances which can be achieved only after showing more than 90% attendance, it will still be Rs 720/= a day.