"Another Day In May" teableau for 05/02/25

None of them are guaranteed; grateful to see this one.

#Tea #Teableau #Teapot #VintageChina #BlackTea #Pottery #Ceramics #Teaware #Rhododendron #PNW #Spring #Springtime #Tetley #gardens

Workers on Sri Lanka's estates reveal the bitter truth behind ethical labels on tea packets

An ABC investigation in Sri Lanka has found popular certification schemes are failing to live up to their ethical promises.

ABC News

Our basic black #tea hierarchy for breakfast teabags:

#Ringtons > #Yorkshire (Red) > #Tetley

It’s surprising how big the differences are. Ringtons is great, Tetley … not so much.

(We have all three, courtesy of @ymb :)

No, that's not Tetley tea branching out into cigarettes and tobacco, but it is an interesting double fascia reveal in Barnsley...

https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/27557/ghost-signs-revealed-amid-major-works

#ghostsigns #ghostsign #barnsley #tetley

‘Ghost signs’ revealed amid major works

MAJOR conservation works in the town centre has uncovered a ‘ghost sign’ - providing an insight into Barnsle... Local News News Barnsley South Yorkshire

Barnsley Chronicle

Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children work. Some of the world’s leading tea manufacturers, including Tetley and Lipton, are examining working conditions on the plantations of its Sri Lankan suppliers, following a Guardian investigation.

Two global trade-certification schemes, Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, are also conducting inquiries after it was revealed that some workers on 10 certified estates could not afford to eat and were living in squalid conditions.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/23/we-give-our-blood-so-they-live-comfortably-sri-lankas-tea-pickers-say-they-go-hungry-and-live-in-squalor

#labour #tea #fairtrade #rainforestalliance #lipton #tetley

‘We give our blood so they live comfortably’: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers say they go hungry and live in squalor

Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make their children work

The Guardian
I've asked the big tea brands (Talking to you: #PGTips, #Twinings, #Typhoo, #YorkshireTea, #Tetley and #Clipper) #WhoPickedMyTea? because I want to know that the people behind my #tea are paid a decent wage and are treated with respect. Will you join me? https://action.traidcraft.org.uk/who-picked-my-tea-freedom
via #TraidCraftExch
#solidarity #India #workersrights 🙆
Ask the big brands 'Who picked my tea?'

There is nothing like a nice cup of tea... But have you ever thought about where your tea comes from? Workers in Assam, India, pick tea for the biggest British tea brands but are paid just £1.50 per day. It's time for change - and it starts with a simple question: 'Who picked my tea?'.

That's terrible, that's #Tetley! - tea workers denied their human right to safe drinking water
Send a message to Tetley insisting they address human rights violations by negotiating with the workers' self-organized water and sanitation committees!
https://www.iufcampaigns.org/campaigns/show_campaign.cgi?c=1116
#IUFGlobal #India #solidarity #workersrights
That's terrible, that's Tetley! - tea workers denied their human right to safe drinking water

Please support this IUF urgent action campaign and spread the word.