Fix Rs. 450 as minimum wage for plantation workers: ex-MLA

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The minimum wage for plantation workers in the State should be fixed at Rs.450 a day, according to former Valparai MLA M. Arumugam. He submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister in this regard on Thursday. Mr. Arumugam said three lakh workers are employed at the plantations in the State. The minimum wage fixed for them now is Rs. 242 a day.