The best Tea-plucker competition among the women workers was held at Somerset Estate Tea field in the plantations run by Talawakelle Hayleys Plantation Company over the weekend.
Forty two women workers participated in the final competition.
Each of them were given 20 minutes to pluck tealeaves.
R. Seethaiyammah from Somerset Estate was selected as the best plucker in the competition.
Within 20 minutes, she had plucked 10kgs and 450 grams of tea leaves.
she was awarded Rs 300,000 and a gold medal. The winner is 37 year old R. Seethaiyammah from Somerset Estate, a mother of three children. she has been working in the tea plantation industry for 7 years.
Mr Roshan Rajadurai, Chief Executive Officer of Talawakelle Plantation Company, said that such competitions are held every year to encourage the plantation workers involved in the tea industry and make them engage in the tea industry.
Talawakelle Group correspondent P.Kethees
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