Sri Lanka tea workers struggle in poverty. Flooding cost many their lives

After Sri Lanka struggled through one of the worst storms in its history, tea plantation workers are taking temporary refuge ...

Sri Lanka tea workers struggling on low pay, hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah's devastation

Tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka’s central highlands are struggling to survive after deadly floods and landslides ...
Reuters

Sustainability certified India tea estates violate worker rights: report

CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tea estates in southern India are hiring temporary workers during peak plucking season and denying these laborers basic rights as required by law, said a ...
Yahoo

In southern India's tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Workers pluck tea leaves using cutters at a tea estate in Nilgiris district, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) ...
UCA News

Christians hail promise of tea worker land rights in India’s Assam

Christian leaders in India’s northeastern state of Assam have cautiously welcomed a proposed amendment to an existing law, promising tea estate workers legal ownership of the land they have been ...
Forbes

International Tea Day: A Field-To-Cup Journey In Sustainability

On May 21, the world will celebrate International Tea Day, a moment not just to sip but to assess and do some reflection. This year’s theme, “Tea and Fair Trade,” calls for a renewed focus on ...