The average estate worker is over 45, with no new generation waiting to replace them—a stark reality facing Sri Lanka’s once-thriving plantation sector. Image source: AFP The average age of an estate ...

The Ceylon Employers Federation (CEF) opposed any wage increase in discussions last week with trade unions over a new collective agreement and instead demanded higher workloads. Planters Association ...

Amid the global economic downturn, Sri Lankan plantation trade unions are collaborating with employers in pay negotiations to keep the income of hundreds of thousands of tea, rubber and coconut ...

It was an innocuous-looking news item on an Indian news website that drew my attention to the plight facing Sri Lanka’s tea industry. The headline read: ‘India surpasses Sri Lanka to become the second ...

Sri Lanka’s Liquid Gold: The world recently celebrated International Tea Day on 21 May 2025 under the theme “Bringing people together over a cup of tea.” The day aims to raise awareness of tea’s long ...