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So. Africa: Indigenous community to receive share of the sale of rooibos tea after multistakeholder agreement
Author: Brian Browdie, Quartz Africa
"South Africa's Khoisan to get a share of the commercialization of rooibos," 5 November 2019....
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Kenya: Local community seek UN inquiry for alleged historical land injustices where tea farms operate; includes Unilever's comment
Author: AFP
"Kenya community pushes for UN inquiry into tea land theft"...
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Sri Lanka: Tea estate workers who sustain the country's economy mobilise to fight for fair basic wages
Author: Meena Srinavasan, The Hindu
"A bitter brew: For Sri Lanka’s tea estate workers, fair wage is still elusive" 5 October 2019...
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Oxfam reveals poverty pay, harsh working conditions & gender discrimination in intl. supermarkets' food supply chains; Includes company responses
Oxfam has released new research, which included in-depth interviews with workers in India and Brazil and a survey of workers in five other countries, revealing widespread labour rights allegations - including poverty pay, harsh working conditions, and...
ALDI SOUTH's response
Author: ALDI SOUTH Group
... We are also aware of the particular human rights challenges in the production of tea... [A] proportion of our tea productions are either UTZ/Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade or Organic certified and we are working to increase the percentage of...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Aldi Süd
Morrisons' response
Author: Morrisons
... We have been engaged with Oxfam since the commencement of their Behind the Barcodes campaign and have already made progress in a number of areas ... This resulted in Morrisons being acknowledged in this year's report as being one of three...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Morrisons
Tesco's response
Author: Tesco
...We support Oxfam’s clear framework... We are in the process of developing specific actions plans to greater support progress on gender equality and living wages in key supply chains......
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- This is a response from the following companies: Tesco
Aldi North's response
Author: Aldi North
... We are aware of the particular human rights challenges in the production of tea, including in the Assam state, as identified in the recent Oxfam report. We source tea from the region of Assam exclusively from producers who have been certified by...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Aldi Nord
India: Tea association finds factual errors in Oxfam's report on labour rights violations in the industry
Author: Special Correspondent, The Hindu
"Tea association counters Oxfam report on labour rights violation in Assam", 17 October 2019...
REWE Group's response
Author: REWE Group
... [W]e are also in close and constructive contact with OXFAM......
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- This is a response from the following companies: REWE-Group