Brew it Fair
We’re asking the UK government to Brew it Fair. Like all of us, the people growing our tea deserve to be able to plan for their futures, and to protect themselves from the impacts of climate change.
Tea is the world’s most popular drink apart from water – in Britain alone we drink over 100 million cups of tea every day.
But right now, too little of the money in the industry goes back to the people who grow and pick our tea. As tea drinkers we have become used to paying very little, with an average tea bag today costing just two or three pence, while the cost to grow and pick our tea is increasing.
Urgent action is needed to support the people at the end of tea supply chains to create positive change for themselves, their communities and our shared environment.
It will require a collective effort to change the future with the people behind Britain’s favourite drink. Together, Governments, businesses and civil society organisations can work alongside tea growers and pickers to raise low tea prices, increase pay and demand human rights for the people behind the tea we drink.
What we're asking
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. You can help by asking the UK government to protect human rights, collaborate for change and honour their international climate finance commitment.
Sign the petition to drive change in the tea industry
Getting policymakers involved
Fairtrade wants MPs to speak with experts about fairer trade, the impact it has on the people behind the tea we drink, and learn about why we need a new law on Human Rights that also protects the planet! Please use our quick and easy tool to ask your MP to #BrewItFair.
Ask your MP to get involved
Read the Brew it Fair Report
Discover an overview of the reality for tea workers today in our tea report, sharing the views of the people who grow and pick our tea in Kenya. The report makes recommendations for how we can all play a part in making the trade system fairer, so the people behind the tea we drink can live decent lives.
Read the Report