Ceylon Tea has been synonymous with the South Asian island for more than a century. The beverage has played a crucial role in the socio-economic evolution of Sri Lanka ever since it was introduced ...

The work is arduous. To receive the minimum wage ... stone topped with scraps of corrugated iron. Line houses on a Sri Lankan tea estate at night.(Foreign Correspondent: Tom Joyner) Many date ...

In Sri Lanka's central highlands ... a young man whose grandparents and mother used to work in these very tea plantations. Ruban – as he likes being called – is passionate about sharing ...

Sri Lankan firm Browns Investment PLC, which bought a stake in multinational tea firm James Finlays Kenya ... while one operated by two people does the work of 25 workers. However, Court of ...

12,875 per month if he attends work for 75 % of the allocated days ... heavy wage bill were the main reasons behind the current decline in the industry. “Sri Lankan tea prices have dropped by about Rs ...

Tea plantations in Sri Lanka face a variety of challenges ... in a holistic approach, and to work with all those involved in the value chain to connect our desire to enjoy and pass on the bounty ...

If the Australian and the international market for Tea reacts to the negative picture painted by ABC regards the Tea industry, Sri Lanka will lose a good chunk of the foreign exchange earnings ...

Foreign Correspondent goes deep into the tea fields of Sri Lanka to investigate the “ethical” promises made by the most famous brands of tea.

After winning SAARC Awards and Commonwealth Business Excellence Awards last August in Johannesburg, Sri Lanka’s pioneering inventor Rohan De Lanerolle, ..

Many work barefooted, scaling the steep slopes ... these internationally recognised standards … are being met." Sri Lankan tea is exported to over 140 countries and remains a vital part of ...