plantation sector Archives

September 26, 2024

Colombo, 25th September 2024: The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) congratulates NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election as the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka and called for renewed collaboration to secure sustainable growth and livelihood empowerment within the plantation sector. The Association called on President Dissanayake to initiate a transformative […]

July 26, 2024

By Dr. Dan Seevaratnam Sri Lanka continues to grapple with severe economic challenges that affect all its citizens, including those in the plantation sector. At a time when nearly one in four Sri Lankans has fallen below the poverty line as a result of the Sri Lankan economy’s historic downturn over the past 4 years, […]

April 8, 2022

At first glance, the lives of Hemamali Paranavithana and S.K. Wathsala Kumari appear differently from each other. Hemamali is an Assistant Manager of Human Resource Development (HRD) and Health at Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) while Wathsala earns her living by plucking tea at Lower Division, Nuwara-eliya Estate managed by KVPL. […]

Planters’ Association of Ceylon welcomes new leadership of Sri Lanka; calls for collaborative efforts to transform the plantation sector

Balancing Wages and Well-being: A Sustainable Future for Sri Lanka’s Plantation Sector

Driving gender equality in the plantation sector