Pick up a packet of tea from any major brand at the supermarket and you'll likely see labels promising consumers the tea inside is ethically sourced. Certification schemes like Rainforest Alliance ...

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 recently opened Pekoe Trail, which runs for more than 300km through tea plantations, villages and forests, tells the story of Sri Lanka's complex and chequered tea history. The sun is bright ...

The clamour for land rights by a section of residents of Bomet and Kericho counties, controversy over tea plucking machines, sex scandals and alleged poor working conditions are some of the issues ...

High import duties on pre-packed tea to the Russian Federation has compelled a young, Sri Lankan value-added tea exporter to relocate his packing operations to Russia (from Colombo), 12 years ago at ...

With the recent wage hike given to plantation sector workers, Sri Lanka’s once lucrative tea industry is facing a threat of collapse due to the inability to increase labour productivity and declining ...

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

At estates certified by Rainforest Alliance, the largest ethical certification scheme in Sri Lanka's tea industry, we found workers without access to drinking water and toilets in the tea fields ...