• posted an update 10 years, 2 months ago

    Still a long way to go in terms of working conditions in Assam.
    [bpfb_link url=’http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2014/mar/01/tetley-tea-maids-real-price-cup-tea-video’ title=’ Assam’s modern slaves: the real price of a cup of Tetley tea – video | Global development | theguardian.com ‘ image=’https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2014/2/28/1393619646885/Rajanti-Tanti-Assam-011.jpg’]Poverty pay on tea estates in Assam fuels a modern slave trade ensnaring thousands of young girls. A Guardian/Observer investigation follows the slave route from an estate owned by a consortium, including the owners of the best-selling Tetley brand, through to the homes of Delhi’s booming middle classes, exposing the reality of the 21st-century slave trade[/bpfb_link]