There was also the option of implementing the hike in a staggered manner over two to three years
A worker at one of the plantations in Wayanad plucks tea leaves. (Photo: DC)
Thiruvananthapuram: Mr Vinayaraghavan said that in the present situation of price fall, the plantations would not be able to bear this wage structure. Hence, the government should allow concessions as assured.
Otherwise, there was also the option of implementing the hike in a staggered manner over two to three years.
"Implementing this revised wage structure without concessions would naturally lead to the closure of most of the plantations. If the government is adamant on its stand, we are willing to suffer any outcome," he said.
In a bid to justify the association's position, Mr Vinayaraghavan said the revised wage of plantation workers in Assam was only Rs. 170, even as the prices of the yields were much higher there.
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