RIBA at 66 Portland Place will host a special event on the morning of Tuesday 21st November to launch the Fair Play Charter. The Charter has been conceived by Sheikh Aliur Rahman (OBE), Group Chairman of London Tea Exchange, supported by EP, and is designed to improve the living conditions and pay for all those who work on tea plantations around the world.
With support from the United Nations and the London Mayor, Sheikh Aliur Rahman and EP hope the Fair Pay Charter will help London become the first fair pay City in the world, creating a better future for 120 million people globally with hospitality at the centre.
Lord Norman Foster, leading British architect, will speak on the importance of creating sustainable cities across the world and ensuring there is a global outlook on this topic. A senior speaker from the United Nations will also address the audience, with several senior political figures attending and offering their thoughts on the issue.
The morning launch event will take place in 66 Portland Place’s principal entertaining space, the Florence Hall. As well as hearing from key figures on proposals and steps forward in the drive to improve living conditions and pay, guests will be able to sample some of the best teas in the world in beautiful Art Deco surroundings.
Thomas Morgan, Head of Venues and Events Delivery at 66 Portland Place, comments: “We’re proud to be hosting such an important event and to be welcoming Sheikh Aliur Rahman, Lord Norman Foster, and several senior political figures to the venue as they work together to improve living conditions and pay in London and globally.”
