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What’s
Fair Trade all about?
Fair
Trade
is an
alternative approach to conventional world trade. It is a
partnership between producers and consumers, based on reciprocal
benefit and mutual respect. Fair Trade ensures prducers in the South
receive a fair price for the work they do, and gain better access to
markets in the North. It aims to tackle the long-term problems of
the South through sustainable development for excluded and
disadvantaged producers.
For Southern
producers, Fair Trade means:
-
being paid
a fair price for the work they do
-
commitment
to long term relationships between producers and buyers, providing
stability and security
-
producer
organisations are supported in their social development projects,
such as providing health care and education facilities
-
sustainable
environmental projects and practices are supported, such as tree
planting and farming without using harmful chemicals
-
respect for
people's rights, for example promoting gender equality to change the
traditional low position of women in society
-
being able
to have more control over their own lives.
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