Kerala tea plantation workers set to strike again as estate owners renege on promise to raise daily

Breaking Gulf News Estate owners say it is impractical to implement the promised hike because of the sluggishness in commodity pricesThiruvananthapuram: Tea plantation workers in Kerala may go back to protest as estate owners have reneged on their promise of a wage hike. Women workers in Munnar were at the forefront of the September strike under the banner of 'Pembilai Orumai' (Women's Unity). They were promised that the daily wages would be raised from Rs232 (Dh13) to Rs301 (Dh16.