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‘Who else will pluck the tea?’ Birthplace of South Korean green tea grapples with labour shortage
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(From left) Madam Han Jung-ne, Madam Kim Yoon-nim and Madam Park Yun-ja say they have to plaster medicated patches all over their body after a day of tea-harvesting.
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HADONG – Lush green rows of waist-high tea bushes on 45-degree slopes are a breathtaking sight in Hadong, in the southern part of South Korea.
While such terrain provides good drainage and is conducive to the flourishing of green tea bushes, it is a tricky trek for ageing tea pickers, mostly in their 70s.
