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This report examines working conditions in Nepal’s tea and cardamom sectors, highlighting poor workplace safety, limited access to public services and weak trade union representation. It explores the challenges faced by workers, particularly women, who are at greater risk of harassment and discrimination. The report also considers how better awareness of workers’ rights and improved working conditions could help promote…

This factsheet examines the challenges faced by people with disabilities in tea-growing communities, including barriers to employment, education and healthcare. It highlights the particular difficulties faced by women and girls with disabilities and the need for better data, stronger implementation of existing laws and more inclusive practices. It also identifies opportunities to improve disability inclusion across tea supply chains.

This report examines the impact of the Dindigul Agreement, introduced in 2022 to tackle gender-based violence and harassment in garment factories in India. The report finds that workers are more confident about reporting abuse, complaints are resolved more quickly and cooperation between unions and management has improved. It also considers whether the agreement could be a model for other industries.

This journal article examines the health and working conditions of women tea workers in Assam, India. It looks at the challenges they face, including poor nutrition, maternal and mental health problems, unsafe working conditions and gender discrimination. It also considers how the COVID-19 pandemic made these problems worse. The article examines gaps between laws designed to protect workers and what…

This article examines the human rights of tea plantation workers in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and the laws meant to protect them. It looks at the poor working and living conditions faced by tea workers, particularly women, and the unequal relationship between workers and plantation owners. It also highlights the need for stronger protection of workers’ rights.

This report covers Ahmad Tea’s work to improve wages, healthcare and children’s rights in tea-growing communities. It includes profit-sharing payments to workers in India and Kenya, efforts to close the living wage gap in Sri Lanka and health and education programmes in Assam.

This report describes Finlays’ work on human rights, responsible sourcing and environmental sustainability across its tea and other beverage supply chains. It covers living wages, tea traceability and work with suppliers. Finlays reports that 75% of its global workforce received a living wage or higher in 2025 and that all its made tea and green leaf tea was traceable to…