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. PLANTATION: STRIKE IN.CEYLON
By Edmund Samarakkody
Colombo
JULY 13 -- For thirty days now, since June 14, nearly 400,000 plantation workers (tea and rubber estates) have been on strike under the leadership of the Democratic Workers' Congress headed by Abdul Aziz. The workers are demanding 17.50 rupees [Rs. 4.788 = U.S. $1] as a cost of living allowance.
The leaderships of the other plantation unions sought to keep their members from being drawn into the strike. Despite their efforts, from the outset large sections of workers from all the plantation unions, including the Ceylon Workers' Congress headed by Thondaman, who is in alliance with the United National party government, have joined in the strike action.
Involving four out of the nine provinces of the country, this