Wissotzky Tea
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Based on what Wissotzky Tea publishes, with few independent checks. Researched with AI assistance against published rules. Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources · How we check
Family-owned tea company based in Tel Aviv.
Wissotzky Tea can't show that the people who grow its tea in India and Vietnam earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
Meets 1 of 5 Good requirements, with 2 red flags.Open why it has this gradeClose why it has this grade
- Not met: Meets 1 of 5 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 5
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its tea is grown in India, China and Indonesia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Wissotzky Tea's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
- A product carrying the Fairtrade mark: Good
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Where its tea is grown
India, China, Kenya and 4 more countries.Open where it's madeClose where it's made
Wissotzky Tea names some of the countries its tea comes from: China, India and Vietnam. The rest is shown as where tea is usually grown.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| KenyaUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Sri LankaUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| MalawiUsual for the industry | Strong protections | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
1 thing we found and what 3 independent sources say.Open the evidenceClose the evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: tea estate wages in Assam, Sri Lanka and Kenya are among the lowest of any export crop, often paid partly in kind (housing, rations).
Research notes Wissotzky buys black tea from India, China and Africa and green tea from Vietnam and China, then blends and packs it in its own factory in northern Israel; it gives no shares, so none are recorded. It cites food safety standards (ISO 22000, HACCP, GMP) and kosher certification but no fair trade, Rainforest Alliance or other social certification, and publishes no supplier list, human rights policy, audit results or wage information.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not certified | Wissotzky claims no Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certification; it cites only food safety and kosher standards. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No BHRRC reports or company responses on Wissotzky's tea supply chain were found. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not assessed | Wissotzky is an Israeli company sold in Australia through importers, with no Australian reporting entity. View |
Sources and actions
4 sources, company details, and how to send evidence or a right of reply.Open the sources and company detailsClose the sources and company details
Sources 4
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- ISRAERU: Wissotzky (2020) · search the archive · Green tea from Vietnam and China, black tea from India, Africa and China; blended and packed at Galilee factory.
- World Tea News: Wissotzky Tea plans U.S. expansion (2012) · search the archive · Founded 1849; 400 staff; ISO 22000, HACCP and GMP; exports include Australia; 160+ teas.
- Kosher Kingdom (Melbourne): Wissotzky Tea Nana Ginger Citrus 20 bags · search the archive · Wissotzky tea sold by a Melbourne kosher food market that sells online and in store.
- Wikipedia: Wissotzky Tea · search the archive · Family-owned, Tel Aviv HQ, about 400 staff, about 76% of Israeli market; distributed in Australia
Company details
- Employees
- About 400
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Wissotzky Tea ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/wissotzky-tea, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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