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Event description
Roshan Rajadurai of Hayleys Tea Plantations will talk us through the Revenue Share Model which offers plantation workers the opportunity to manage their own plucking schedule on an allocated portion of the plantation.

Date and time
Date
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Time
08:00 – 09:00 GMT
Ticket price

Free

Booking will open nearer the time
Why is this subject important?

Plantations are struggling to retain workers and to remain commercially viable n the face of stagnant tea prices and rising production costs, alongside demands for workers’ rights to be realised. It is important to explore all potential solutions.

What will this webinar cover?

How the Revenue Share model works and the benefits it brings to workers and plantation owners.

How will attending this event benefit me / my organisation?

Explore the pros and cons of an innovative approach to addressing economic and environmental challenges faced by plantations.

About the speakers

Roshan Rajadurai is Managing Director of the Hayleys Group Plantation Sector. He was also the Chairman of the Planters’ Association of Ceylon and a member of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, Rubber Research Board, Tea Research Institute, Tea Council of Sri Lanka and the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority of Sri Lanka. 

This webinar tackles the following root causes of human rights breaches in the tea industry
  • Attitude to workers
  • Power imbalances
  • Colonial roots

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