Plantation Workers Pay Dispute in Sri-Lanka
Sep 19 2009 08:54
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KI18Df04.html
Anyone have more details on the situation? The above article is pretty vague, but it sounds big - considering the number of workers affected (almost a million) and the ambitiousness of their demands (a pay increase of over two thirds).
~J.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/sep2009/slpl-s09.shtml
Found this on some trot site, gives some more details and a little history, with a decent, anti-union angle. Also mentioned that:
~J.