THIRST News Update – May & June 2022
Highlights: Ukraine war impacts tea exports. Severe hailstorms, rain & temperature rises hit Kenyan and Indian tea; new climate-adapted tea…
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THIRST News Update – May & June 2022
Human Rights in the Tea Sector – The Big Picture: Literature Review
THIRST's new report - drawing on over 200 authoritative references - finds that despite a plethora of human rights standards,…
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Human Rights in the Tea Sector – The Big Picture: Literature Review
Roundtable on Human Rights in the Tea Sector – The Big Picture. May 31st
THIRST's Literature Review report on human rights across the global tea industry will be published in mid-May. This roundtable is…
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Roundtable on Human Rights in the Tea Sector – The Big Picture. May 31st
THIRST News Update – April 2022
Highlights: Women battle sexual abuse & discrimination across tea sector; mechanisation & land sales threaten workers homes, jobs; smallholder cooperatives…
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THIRST News Update – April 2022
THIRST’s Progress Report 2018-2021 out now
THIRST is delighted to share with you this record of our first three years of existence. We are grateful to…
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THIRST’s Progress Report 2018-2021 out now
THIRST News Update – March 2022
Highlights: Russian invasion of Ukraine has knock-on effect on tea market; estate workers struggle to access benefits, lack land-rights; climate…
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THIRST News Update – March 2022
THIRST News Update – February 2022
Highlights: Finlays' Kenyan employees win right to hear work injuries case in Scotland. India proposes new Tea Act as 1953…
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THIRST News Update – February 2022
THIRST News Update – January 2022
Highlights: First Tea Transparency Tracker launched; female tea workers more vulnerable to violence; UN slavery rapporteur lambasts Sri Lankan tea…
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THIRST News Update – January 2022
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Happy International Tea Day! But is it…?
Happy International Tea Day! But is it...? Well, yes, kind of... The day that the UN designated International Tea Day…
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Happy International Tea Day! But is it…?
THIRST News Update – December 2021
Highlights: Unilever sells tea business to CVC amid worker welfare concerns and sustainability pledges; tea industry wakes up to urgency…
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THIRST News Update – December 2021