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Dear Supporter,

Around the globe, communities whose lives had already been upended by international investments now face grave and compounded threats to their human rights, health, and food security due to the COVID-19 crisis.

In an op-ed recently published in The Diplomat, Accountability Counsel's Anirudha Nagar highlights the urgent threat to tea workers we support in Assam, India who are sitting ducks for the pandemic following a decade of broken promises by the IFC to improve living and working conditions. Thousands of tea workers on plantations co-owned by the IFC are acutely susceptible to disease and food insecurity due to the abysmal sanitation, housing, and wages on the plantations. 

Now, more than ever, we must continue advocating for communities in Assam and around the world where lives and health are at stake. We are working in solidarity with communities and their advocates to ensure that COVID-19 funds support the resilience needed for these communities to withstand the coronavirus crisis. See our COVID-19 website page for more about Accountability Counsel's leadership and response in this moment of crisis. I also invite you to explore our recent media, including pieces in SSIR, Devex, and thought leadership on our blog. 

Thank you for your solidarity and support that enable our team to continue work to ensure that funding and resources are true to their goals and go to support those who need them most in this moment of crisis. 

In solidarity, 

Natalie Bridgeman Fields
Founder and Executive Director
Accountability Counsel