Plantation Talks collapse, kerala workers to now carry on strike

With the Plantation Labour Committee (PLC) meeting on Monday failing to make any headway on the contentious issue of wage hike, over three lakh workers who are on a week-long strike, have decided to continue the agitation. 

The meeting, led by Labour Minister Shibu Baby John and Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed, did not reach a consensus on the workers’ main demand of daily wages of Rs 500 from the present Rs 232. 

Talking to reporters after the meeting, John said the PLC would meet again on October 7 at 2 PM. “The road to consensus had opened up in today’s meeting and we have to reach that consensus,” he said.