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From illegal to organic: Fair trade-organic tea production and women's political futures in Darjeeling, India

Empirical study
Research report

Published October 2009 by New Brunswick, State University of New Jersey. Authored by Sen, D.

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Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

Fairtrade International

Sustainability Issues:

Livelihoods
Participant costs and benefits
Wages and workers' rights

Outcomes of Interest:

Grievance redressal
Income diversification
Land tenure

Specific Themes:

Gender
Remediation
Smallholders

Sectors:

Agriculture

Products:

Tea

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 5 - Gender Equality
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Asia

Countries:

India

Summary

This ethnographic study researchers the lives of women farmers and tea garden workers in the Darjeeling region of eastern India. It explores how new ethical production regimes such as Fairtrade interact with local socio-cultural settings and what impact this has on women's empowerment, agency and ultimately economic advancement.

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From illegal to organic: Fair trade-organic tea production and women's political futures in Darjeeling, India

Empirical study
Research report

Published October 2009 by New Brunswick, State University of New Jersey. Authored by Sen, D.

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