The Department of Labor says that it would take stern action against estate employers who do not pay estate employees their daily wage of Rs. 1,000.
The Commissioner General of Labor, Prabhath Chandrakeerthi, said that the matter will be further investigated by the Department.
Meanwhile, a protest was also held in Lindula recently alleging that the plantation companies had failed to pay the daily wage of the estate employees.
Chandrakeerthi added that the Estate Employers’ Association had also agreed to the Government’s decision and there was no justifiable reason for not paying it.