Munnar plantation stir ends

Date

9/14/2015 2:06:00 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

KOCHI: A nine-day protest by more than 7000 women plantation workers demanding better conditions both in terms of bonus and facilities ended late yesterday as the demand of bonus was accepted by the plantation company.

The deadlock was broken after a day-long consultation in Kochi led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and attended by his cabinet colleagues trade union leaders and representatives of the workers and the Kannan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP) Company Private Limited. Announcing the decision Chandy said he wished to thank all those people who took part in the deliberations.

“The talks were very cordial and the management agreed to the wish of the government and as a result they have agreed to hike the bonus. Last year it was 19 percent and this time they have decided to give 8.33 percent bonus and an additional 11.67 percent as ex-gratia” said Chandy.

He said the demand for increased wages would be taken up by the officially approved 'plantation labour committee' which will meet on September 26.

“With regard to the demands of the workers on scaling up medical facilities that was also agreed and the necessary changes would be made in the rules” added Chandy.

The women workers who have been on the street in Munnar every day for the past nine days met Leader of Opposition V S Achuthanandan.

Minister for Scheduled Tribes P K Jayalekshmi was with the protestors since yesterday morning. IANS

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