" Garment Industry Trade Unions call for 70% wage hike similar to Tea Industry! ", 24 June 2024

Trade unions representing garment workers are set to meet on June 26th, aiming to orchestrate island-wide strikes to demand a substantial 70% wage increase.

This move comes in the wake of a controversial decision by the government to significantly raise wages for tea and rubber workers, igniting widespread dissatisfaction and unrest among garment workers who currently earn a paltry 24,000 LKR per month.

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The recent wage hike for tea and rubber workers, raising their daily earnings to 1,700 LKR, has spotlighted the glaring wage disparities across different industries managed by the Wages Board.