Growing and producing tea provides a livelihood for millions of people around the world. The Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), is an organization, which works to make sure that the tea you buy has been produced in a socially responsible way.

The ETP uses independent monitors to check that tea estates comply with local laws and union agreements and some international standards. The monitors look at six important areas:

- employment
- education
- maternity
- housing
- health and safety
- basic rights

They visit the tea estates, talk privately to workers and trade union representatives, check records to make sure that workers are receiving everything they should and that human rights are respected. Monitors check health and safety procedures and equipment, also hospitals, schools and crèches on estates are visited to see that standards are maintained.

At “MK”, we believe in the ideology of the ETP, and take every effort to ensure that a decent means of livelihood is provided to each and every of our 30,000 strong work-force, which constitutes the family of “MK”.

Find out more about Ethical Tea Partnership at: http://www.ethicalteapartnership.org