U.K. Companies Can Help Break the Cycle of Poverty Wages on Assam’s Tea Plantations

Tea grown in Assam in North East India is a crucial ingredient in the English Breakfast blend that is enjoyed by thousands of British tea drinkers. But many consumers are unaware of the grim reality facing workers on tea estates in Assam. Around one million tea workers, the majority of whom are women, endure back-breaking, long days in the harsh sun. For six days a week, tea workers have to pick 24 kilograms of tea leaf per day or face wage penalties. At the end of the day, they come home to dilapidated housing, dirty drinking water, and inadequate healthcare.

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