Highlights of the trip include meeting with the Honorable Minister of Education of Sri Lanka at the President's home, visiting with
tea plantation workers and their local schools, and discussing the research topic with leaders of the Sri Lankan Commissions for UNESCO and UNICEF.
This past January, master's candidates in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program traveled to Sri Lanka to conduct field interviews with
tea plantation workers, government ministers, and leaders of international nonprofits for a research capstone project.
Not exact matches
Amba Estate, a 26 - acre
tea plantation in Sri Lanka, shares 10 percent of its revenue with its
workers.
Even though the British are long gone, the
tea plantations continue to thrive and the hillsides are covered in the emerald green bushes, dotted with
workers still picking by hand.
According to AccountabiliTea.org, the company part - owns Amalgamated
Plantations Private Limited (APPL) which is reportedly the second largest
tea producer in Assam, India, and employs 30,000
workers.
In my last post about my trip to Kenya to visit the Lipton
Tea plantation, I talked about the benefits to the
workers of the education of their children, and how the treatment of
workers is one of the cornerstones of