Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector

21 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

It was a privilege to be invited to give the closing remarks at TEAM UP 2022, the tea sector’s major annual conference. The cost of tea is too low, and most of the profits are concentrated at the retail and brand end of the value chain. This leaves tea workers, who are mostly women, working … Continue reading “Speech: improving pay and conditions in the tea sector”

DEBATE: REBUILDING A DIFFERENT ECONOMY

11 November 2020 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: , , ,

It was a pleasure to participate in this debate for Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Trust Conference, with Professor Ian Goldin, Livia Firth, David Craig and James Irungu Mwangi. We discussed practical ways that we can rebuild not just better, but differently, from this pandemic. It’s clear that if we really want to use this moment … Continue reading “DEBATE: REBUILDING A DIFFERENT ECONOMY”