Fairtrade tea campaign

Early day motion 1282, tabled 19 May 2025 by Martin Rhodes (Labour). Signed by 89 members.

That this House condemns the grave working conditions that many tea growing communities face across the world; notes with concern that many tea farmers and workers do not earn enough to afford a decent standard of living; acknowledges that the challenges in the tea industry are deeply complex; supports multi-stakeholder dialogue in the tea sector to build progress towards living incomes and living wages for the people behind the tea we drink; calls for UK legislation to make it mandatory for businesses to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence in their supply chains; and urges the Government to honour its International Climate Finance commitment to support tea growing communities to adapt and build resilience to climate change.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 38, Labour 29, Scottish National Party 5, Independent 4, Plaid Cymru 4, DUP 3, Green 3, Labour/Co-operative 3.