Morning all. Sore head, totally self inclicted. That's it, on the wagon now. Beer does tend to contribute to one's weight me thinks. Time to go on a #YorkshireTea hunt. French #Tetley is horrible.

Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children work. Some of the world’s leading tea manufacturers, including Tetley and Lipton, are examining working conditions on the plantations of its Sri Lankan suppliers, following a Guardian investigation.

Two global trade-certification schemes, Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, are also conducting inquiries after it was revealed that some workers on 10 certified estates could not afford to eat and were living in squalid conditions.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/23/we-give-our-blood-so-they-live-comfortably-sri-lankas-tea-pickers-say-they-go-hungry-and-live-in-squalor

#labour #tea #fairtrade #rainforestalliance #lipton #tetley

I've asked the big tea brands (Talking to you: #PGTips, #Twinings, #Typhoo, #YorkshireTea, #Tetley and #Clipper) #WhoPickedMyTea? because I want to know that the people behind my #tea are paid a decent wage and are treated with respect. Will you join me? https://action.traidcraft.org.uk/who-picked-my-tea-freedom
via #TraidCraftExch
#solidarity #India #workersrights 🙆

Women workers on plantations in India that supply @tetleyuk have organized for decent water and sanitation – Tetley knows conditions are atrocious so why won’t #Tetley talk to the workers’ committees? https://tinyurl.com/ybqz4tm5 @iufglobal