When I see the image of a woman tea plucker—versions of it are used by businesses in their marketing of tea—it rather bothers me. Perhaps it’s because when you walk into a tea estate and see ...

“Unlike before, we have greater freedom to solve problems ourselves. Being recognised as “Best Tea Plucker” also showed my team that there’s room for growth. Many women now feel more motivated to work ...

We hardly read or hear the thoughts of a female tea plucker or of those numerous females planting paddy in our rice fields or from garment workers in the FTZs. We now have a larger number of women ...