Govt signs agreement with plantation companies to increase estate workers’ daily wage

Govt signs agreement with plantation companies to increase estate workers’ daily wage

An agreement was signed this morning (30) between the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) and the Government at the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure to increase the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,750. MORE..

Sri Lanka signs deal with RPCs to increase estate sector wage

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure has signed an agreement with regional plantation companies (RPCs) to increase estate workers’ wages to 1,750 a day, a statement said. A 2026 Budget proposal was to increase by 400 rupees the current 1,350 rupee daily wage of an estate worker, with the government paying 200 of this. This would bring the total daily wage of an estate worker to 1,750 rupees. The revised w…

Sri Lanka raises daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,750

AI-generated image The daily wage of plantation workers in Sri Lanka will rise to Rs. 1,750, effective from January 1, 2026, following an agreement signed today (January 30) at the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure. The Rs. 400 increase from the current Rs. 1,350 will be shared equally, with Rs. 200 each from plantation companies and the government. Ministry Secretary Prabath Chandrakeerthi, officials from the Wages Board, and …