, India alleged that cholera and typhoid had been prevalent as “workers lack access to toilets and safe drinking water”. 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. In India, where many workers have no legal status or documentation, they work long hours without breaks, sleeping rough at night and enduring temperatures as high as 40C (104F) during summer months.
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. In India, where many workers have no legal status or documentation, they work long hours without breaks, sleeping rough at night and enduring temperatures as high as 40C (104F) during summer months.