Bitter Leaves: Women Workers in Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations

Ahead of International Women’s Day, we speak with Menaha Kandasamy of the Ceylon Workers Red Flag Union in Sri Lanka.Tea from Sri Lanka reaches cups around the world. But the workers behind it—most of them women—continue to face low wages, unsafe conditions, and the long shadow of a colonial plantation system.In this episode, Menaha discusses the workers’ tribunal on plantation labour, the challenges of organizing in the estates, and why international solidarity still matters.Listen to the conversation.Disclaimer: Views are personal and not necessarily those of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.