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Indian tea State election results. Gov’t efforts address industry challenges across Africa & Asia. Innovations tackle child labour & climate impacts in…

• • Media outlets often use file images of tea pluckers to illustrate a range of stories on the sector. Tea has…

THIRST Tea News Update April 2026 A worker at Igara Tea factory, Uganda, demands his salaries after months without pay. (Photo by…

Effects of W.Asia conflict on tea; deadly impact of wage arrears; land rights protests persist; bad roads destroy jobs, health and dignity.

Extremes heat and cold affect tea workers’ health; land-rights and wage protests persist across S Asia. Major shifts in Kenyan tea policy.

This month’s update highlights deep structural challenges facing tea workers and producers across South Asia and East Africa, alongside emerging reforms, climate…

The Plantation Labour Act, 1951, the main legislation governing living conditions and welfare on tea plantations in India, has now been repealed…

Extreme weather has further exposed the fragility of tea landscapes with the brunt of the latest onslaught being borne by Sri Lanka…