Staff Reporter
GANGTOK, September 3: The pay hike demand of the labourers at Sikkim Distilleries Limited (SDL) at Rangpo was resolved today with the management agreeing to enhance the monthly salary by Rs. 900.
“The pay hike demand was amicably settled today. The SDL management has agreed to raise the monthly salaries of the workers by Rs. 900. We thank the SDL management for working in the interests of the workers and we expect similar cooperation in future. We also congratulate the workers for their achievement”, said All Sikkim Democratic Labour Front (ASDLF) general secretary Hari Chettri.
Chettri said that with the enhancement of the monthly salaries, the SDL has given due respect to the State government’s directives for minimum daily wages of Rs. 130.
The SDL workers had been demanding for a raise as per the notification of the State government. They were getting a minimum daily wage of Rs. 100 and were demanding Rs. 130 as minimum daily wage as per the State government’s notification.
The issue was pending for some time and today, the management called the workers and agreed to raise their salaries, said the ASDLF general secretary.