THIRST Trustee recruitment
THIRST is governed by a Board of Trustees which currently has six members. Between them they bring a wide range…
THIRST is governed by a Board of Trustees which currently has six members. Between them they bring a wide range…
Highlights: Repatriated Sri Lankan tea workers at risk of redundancy, homelessness; to poverty and other problems for tea workers and…
For almost two centuries, since the inception of the tea industry, criticism for low pay and poor living and working…
Highlights: Tea industry under widespread strain; women tea workers can - and do - break cultural stereotypes; new resources on…
Highlights: Kenyans sue UK government for land theft, abuses; human rights abuses persist across tea origins; climate crisis and fluctuating…
Highlights: Bangladeshi tea workers win half demanded wage rate; smallholders demand better prices; health and safety legal action by Finlays…
Highlights: Financial crises prompt innovation & alternative use of tea land; gov's recognise deprivation of tea workers; small tea growers…
THIRST is conducting a human rights impact assessment of the tea sector. Working with civil society and industry across the…
Highlights: Oxfam chief challenges tea industry purchasing policies; ILO landmark decision - health & safety is fundamental right; human/animal conflict…
On 31 May 2022 a group of close to 50 tea sector stakeholders took part in a virtual roundtable to…