In June 2022, it was reported that hundreds of workers at the Nalani Tea Estate in Assam, India staged a protest over Oil India Limited (OIL)'s acquisition of garden land for setting up an oil collection station. Thousands of tea bushes were reportedly uprooted for setting up the unit, putting the livelihoods of hundreds of tea workers at stake.

In December 2022, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ringtons, Tetley and Unilever to respond. The full responses can be found below.