Tea Production Is Being Crippled In Some Areas Due To The Continuous Strike Of Some Estate Workers

Tea Production in some Estates in Upcountry including Tea factories located in Thalawakale, Hatton and Maskeliya areas had been halted due to the continuous strike launched by Estate Workers belonging to Ceylon Workers Congress demanding to increase their daily wage to Rs.1000 it has been reported.

However as other Estate Trade Unions including National Estate Workers Union attached to United National Party (UNP) not join the strike yet , Estate workers in other areas had  reported to work .

The strike has been launched yesterday (04).