"Agalena" wrote in
news:cA0rb.142524$Fm2.124912@attbi_s04:

Thanks for the background information. I think it's appalling that the
workers are treated so poorly. I'd gladly pay more for my tea if I
thought it would mean better conditions for the workers. I try to
support tea merchants who consider the labor and environmental
practices of the tea producers. Strand Tea Company (www.strandtea.com)
is one such tea company. I don't work for them. I'm just a satisfied
customer. Do you know of any other companies that try to buy from tea
producers who treat their workers well?

I've noticed the term "fairly traded" here and there since I first got
curious about yerba maté, and now tea. I typed "fair trade" into Google
and came up with some interesting links, but I'm not sure where to begin
with it all. Also, typing "fair trade tea" into Google serves up more than
a quarter-million links, so therein might be some useful information.

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