Oxfam has claimed that tea and coffee plantation growers working for suppliers to the UK 's largest supermarkets are being subjected to inhumane working conditions . The charity said low pay , abuse and gender discrimination had been reported on various farms in India and Brazil , with some claiming that a lack of access to toilets and clean drinking water meant cholera and malaria were often prevalent . Aldi , Morrisons , Boots , Sainsbury ##s and Lidl have all confirmed they source products from the farms in question , while Asda declined to comment .
Oxfam has revealed that tea and fruit plantation growers working for suppliers to the UK's largest supermarkets are being subjected to inhumane working conditions. The charity said low pay, abuse and gender discrimination had been uncovered on various farms in India and Brazil, with some claiming that a lack of access to toilets and clean drinking water meant cholera and typhoid were often prevalent. Aldi, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl have all confirmed they source products from the farms in question, while Asda declined to comment.