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| Sunday, 21 August 2005 |
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Uniting plantation organisations by M.P. Muttiah Efforts are being made to forge a new alliance of up-country political parties, trade unions and social organisations to confront common issues and problems faced by the plantation community. Sources close to the Ceylon Worker's Congress and Up-country People's Front said several discussions had already been held between them. The unity among the political parties and trade unions and others would help increase the plantation community's representation in parliament, provincial and local council institutions. Agricultural and Plantation Worker's Congress President R.M. Krishnasamy said that any unity should be based on a common approach to socio-economic problems, education and welfare issues of the community rather than achieving petty political gains for one or other individual parties. He said he would support an alliance that would fight for the rights of the plantation community. National Democratic Party's National Organiser E. Thambiah said that his party had not been invited for discussion. However, it is reported that efforts are being made by pressure groups to form an alliance of several political parties and trade unions including the CWC, UPF, Western Province People's Front, National Union of Workers, Aziz Democratic Worker's Congress, social organisations and some NGOs that function in the plantation area. |
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