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Sabita Banerji highlights the pitiful pay and conditions of tea plantation workers in response to an article about the high price of the brew While I empathise with Luke Turner’s plea for tea, that most iconic “British” beverage, to be affordable to al…
Read MoreTop tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children workSome of the world’s leading tea manufacturers, including Tetley and Lipton, are examining working conditions on the planta…
Read MoreDespite the WHO declaring it eliminated in 1998, thousands of tea pickers have caught the diseaseAloka Gonju didn’t take much notice of the discoloured patch of skin on her left hand until her fingers began to stiffen and hurt. It became a struggle to …
Read MoreIn Kenya, the area of optimal tea-growing conditions will be reduced by more than a quarter by 2050Your morning cup of tea may never taste the same again if global heating increases and the climate crisis intensifies, according to research.Some of the …
Read MoreUnions warn of further action over non-payment of rise agreed in 2018, as hundreds of Assam tea estates closeOver 400,000 workers on Indian tea plantations that supply the world’s largest tea companies have gone on strike over the government’s failure …
Read MoreJohn Munro on his slave-owning ancestor, Martin Wright on corporate irresponsibility in India, Peter McKenna on class awareness, Jane Darling on black and white history, Brian Keegan on anti-Irish racism, Dorothy Chang on ‘yellow history’ and Barbara H…
Read MoreWorkers in a sector with a history of exploitation face hazards including a lack of masks and overcrowded accommodationIn Sri Lanka, police have been enforcing tough lockdown measures and a strict curfew since March. The country’s inspector general has…
Read MoreConsumer NZ says its use could lead to liver damage and companies need consent from drug safety bodyThey are touted by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Cardi B and regularly enrage positive body image campaigners who say they encourage eating-dis…
Read MoreMy friend David Kilburn, who has died in Seoul, South Korea, aged 76, enjoyed a varied career as an advertising executive, journalist, entrepreneur and conservation activist. An unmistakable figure in his broad-brimmed hats and Issey Miyake suits, grey…
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