The report is a background note which provides estimates on wages, employment levels and hours worked in the tea sector in three major tea producing countries:- India (2nd), Viet Nam (5th) and Indonesia (7th). The study is based on the analysis of 14 household and labour force surveys from India, Viet Nam and Indonesia. The report used the responses of 20,552 tea workers over the last two decades representing nearly 2.8 million workers.