Equal Exchange Blog ... “Indian tea workers, a life without dignity” ... Latest article addressing deplorable conditions on tea plantations

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“Indian tea workers, a life without dignity” ... Latest article addressing deplorable conditions on tea plantations

Dear Tea Drinkers,

I am absolutely convinced that if you knew the deplorable conditions in which the vast majority of tea workers lived; the endless studies documenting the human rights and labor rights violations rampant on tea gardens, tea estates, tea plantations (call them what you will), the child slavery, indentured slavery, human trafficking that goes on unpunished – I am absolutely convinced that you WOULD STOP BUYING TEA from most of the brands that you think of as the “established”, “reputable”, and “prestigious” companies stocked on your grocery stores’ shelves ...

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