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What is Fairtrade and Why Should You Care?
No doubt you’ve seen the Fairtrade label on goods and products in supermarkets, grocery stores, maybe even clothing and home goods stores, more than once or twice before. You may have even purchased one or two Fairtrade products in the past. But how much do you really know about the concept behind the label and what it really means to the both you, the consumer and the people who bring the product to you in the first place?
A Helping Hand, Not Charity
Some people mistakenly believe that Fairtrade is a charitable effort of some sort, the kind that disperses aid to the disadvantaged. That could not, however, be further from the truth. Fairtrade is all about business but also about securing fair pricing, better working conditions and greater independence for farmers and workers from all over the world.
Fair Trade Justice
One of the major benefits that the fair trade movement has given producers is that it has promoted fair trade justice. The large and rapid growth in consumption of fair trade products means that many consumers nowadays are clearly concerned that producers from...
Fair Trade: How much is human dignity worth?
There has been an interesting discussion over at the poverty matters blog. Vidal wrote that IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs) has attacked fair trade products and their certification, suggesting that it is misleading consumers, expensive and an unproven idea. So,...
What is Fair Trade?
Are you confused about what exactly is Fair Trade and what it means? You’re not alone, a lot of people don’t know much about it except that it is supposed to be good for buyers and companies. The movement started by socially conscious consumers concerned about Fair...
Possible Disadvantages of Fair Trade
There are possible disadvantages of Fair Trade and there are many advantages. Yet there are still companies that dislike the implementation. For instance companies involved in selling coffee have been traditionally dominated by four major coffee producing companies....
Who started Fair Trade?
The Fair Trade movement of started over sixty years ago with the founding of Ten Thousand Villages. The organization was the brainchild of Edna Ruth Byler, an American businesswoman who was struck by the poverty that she witnessed when she was on a trip to Puerto...
