Tea plucker Darshini has to pick 18kg of tea a ... Many of the tea pluckers on Sri Lanka's vast estates also live on site in supplied homes known as line houses. A village on the edge of tea ...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) story, “Is your tea ethical? – The uncomfortable truth behind your cup of tea ...

When I see the image of a woman tea plucker—versions of it are used ... Meena Amma’s Tea Experience at the Warwick Estate in Sri Lanka. Here two rooms that were once part of the “labour ...

Sri Lanka’s plantation sector has been significantly shaped by its colonial past. Since the establishment of the first ...

Harsh reality on 'ethical' estates In the remote hills behind the city of Kandy, in Sri Lanka's central highlands, the tea plantations stretch out over rolling hills like a vast emerald carpet. In ...

In reality, ninety percent of Sri Lankan women and girls have faced ... We hardly read or hear the thoughts of a female tea plucker or of those numerous females planting paddy in our rice fields ...

An ABC investigation in Sri Lanka has found popular certification ... Darshini has been a tea plucker for nearly three decades, since she was a teenager, and knows the meaning of a hard day's ...

Impact on the quality of the tea had been a major drawback, and for Sri Lanka and its earnings on tea ... the basic act of plucking coconuts could become an issue unless there are enough Plucker’s, ...

While Kenya retained the first spot in global tea exports, India surpassed Sri Lanka to take the second spot. Kenya exported over 500 Mkg of tea in 2024. In 2023, India and Sri Lanka were neck-in ...

Celebrating its 38th anniversary, Russell’s Tea founder Russell Perera reflected on the company’s evolution: “From pioneering Sri Lanka’s corporate outdoor catering service to becoming a forex-earning ...