A fresh row has erupted between tea multinationals and a workers’ union over the introduction of tea plucking machines, which could cost more than 50,000 workers their jobs. The Kenya Plantation and ...

Workers pluck tea using a machine. One multi national tea company sent home 10,000 tea pickers last year. Photo/FILE Nearly 3,000 children have dropped out of primary schools in tea estates in Nandi ...

A tea plucker from Kairuri village in Embu North Subcounty. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard] Samuel Ngugi, who owns Embassy Crystal, a leading Electronic shop within Kericho town, recalls days in the late ...

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The decision by tea labourers affiliated to the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (KPAWU) to protest against the ongoing mechanisation of tea production is misplaced. Since the twin ...

The tea plucking machines debate that has raging for some time now can only best be conducted away from political emotions and accusations. A lot of these arguments have been around loss of jobs and ...

The north-eastern Indian state of Assam is renowned for its tea - the backbone of its economy. The traditions of the old estates, including hand-picking, make the tea expensive. But any drop in ...

Report Ocean published the latest research report on the China Tea-Plucking Machines market. In order to comprehend a market holistically, a variety of factors must be evaluated, including ...

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