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Ask the UK government to Brew it Fair

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In Britain alone, we drink over 100 million cups of tea every day, and behind every cup we drink, there are millions of people who work hard to nurture and grow the tea leaves.   

But many of the people behind our daily brew face poverty, unsafe working conditions, and the mounting threat of climate change - leaving them unable to plan for their future. 

Changing the lives of the people behind the tea we drink requires businesses and politicians to uphold their responsibilities, listen to what these communities need and commit to rebalancing the global trade system we all rely on. 

Grow our tea total today by asking the UK government to protect human rights, collaborate for change and honour their international climate finance commitment. 

Together we can brew it fair. 

We are asking the UK Government to:  

1. Introduce a UK law on human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD)  
This law must focus on the needs of farmers and workers, and ensure that the costs and burden of meeting this law are not just passed onto them, but instead work to address unsustainable purchasing practices, pricing structures and business models which undermine progress toward living incomes and living wages for the people behind the tea we drink .

2. Support multistakeholder collaboration to address longstanding challenges in the tea sector

A first step would be to convene a roundtable with all stakeholders, including senior government officials, businesses and representatives of tea workers and smallholder tea farmers, to discuss the multiple challenges facing the tea sector and how to move towards a fairer tea sector.

3. Honour the UK’s International Climate Finance (UKICF) commitment and immediately restore the ODA budget to 0.5 percent of gross national income.    
Ensure that aid and climate fund promises are met so that the people behind our tea are supported to adapt and build resilience to climate change.

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