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| | Fair trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Although critics of so-called fairer trading practices charge that proposals for reform simply amount to protectionism, campaigners maintain that it is rich countries such as the United States and the European Union which operate expansive programmes that subsidise their domestic producers. | | | Fair trade certification guarantees not only fair prices, but also the principles of ethical purchasing. | | | Proposed and practiced fair trade policies vary widely, ranging from the commonly adhered to prohibition of goods made using slave labour to minimum price support schemes such as those for coffee in the 1980s. |
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| | fair trade - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about fair trade |
| | By ensuring that producers are paid a fair price for their skills and products, they are able to develop their businesses. | | | By making consumers aware of the inequalities of trade and the implications of their buying decisions, fair trade enables people to challenge unjust trade systems and to make socially-responsible choices. | | | The Foundation awards the ‘Fairtrade Mark’ to selected products which meet the internationally-recognized fair trade standards, and organizes the annual ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’ held in the UK every March. |
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| | Fair Trade Resource Network |
| | Since Fair Trade organizations bypass exploitative middlepeople and work directly with producers, they are able to cut costs and return a greater percentage of the retail price to the producers. | | | In alternative trade organizations, "Fair Trade" means that trading partnerships are based on reciprocal benefits and mutual respect; that prices paid to producers reflect the work they do; that workers have the right to organize; that national health, safety, and wage laws are enforced; and that products are environmentally sustainable and conserve natural resources. | | | Fair Trade Organizations (also known as Alternative Trade Organizations) work with low income artisans to build their business and market their products directly to consumers. |
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| | BBC NEWS Magazine Fair play to us |
| | The fair trade ethos attempts to iron out the volatility of world commodity markets by guaranteeing farmers in poor countries a minimum price for their crops. | | | But while the fair trade sector is delighted with the 40% or so year-on-year growth, it still accounts for only a tiny fraction of the overall groceries market. | | | Organics and free-range are clear examples, but some industry insiders believe fair trade products are riding in the slipstream. |
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| | Fair Trade |
| | The standards of fair trade, which are agreed upon by international partners, provide a framework that ensures that the economic benefits of the coffee trade reach the people that actually grow the beans. | | | One of the basic principles of fair trade is that ATOs pay a fair price to the farmer, including a guaranteed minimum floor price when the world market goes through one of its frequent downswings. | | | Whereas most cocoa on the world market is bought "blind" through importers and brokers, the flow of certified fair trade cocoa is monitored—from the farmers to the store shelf—by independent, nonprofit, certifying organizations. |
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| | Global Exchange : Fair Trade |
| | The Fair Trade Federation is an association of businesses that follow fair trade principles across the board, so its presence on a product DOES mean that a company supports the highest level of commitment to fair trade -100%. | | | Fair Trade has helped farmers provide for their families' basic needs and invest in community development. | | | Fair Trade products can be identified by the "Fair Trade Certified" label or the Fair Trade Federation logo on a product. |
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| | The trading process should result in practical benefits such as pre-finance, economic or social benefits for the community or trade development. | | | We are proud of our contribution to Fair Trade over many years, and acknowledge the support and solidarity given to us from co-operative wholesalers, retailers and the producers themselves. | | | Fair Trade seeks to empower marginalised producers through long-term trading relationships where transparency, information sharing and market awareness are key objectives. |
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| | Fair Trade Certified Transfair USA Fair Trade Overview |
| | The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees that farmers and workers received a fair price for their product. | | | By learning how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. | | | This means that the products you buy maintain biodiversity, provide shelter for migratory birds and help reduce global warming. |
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http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/overview.php
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| | Efta European Fair Trade Association promoting fair trade |
| | EFTA also publishes a variety of materials on Fair Trade issuses in general such as "The Challenge of Fair Trade"; "Facts and Figures on the Fair Trade sector in 18 European Countries"; EFTA Advocacy Newsletter and a variety of product specific newsletters, studies and positions. | | | The share of sales of Fair Trade products by EFTA members originating in Africa, Asia and Latin America is 26%, 40%, and 34% respectively. | | | To this end EFTA facilitates networking of its members and the exchange of information on the state of Fair Trade in various countries. |
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| | Fair Trade - Global Issues |
| | For example, some believe that one of the main problems causing the 1998/99 financial crisis around the world is a lack of global regulations to help protect developing nations as they enter a global market. | | | It can perhaps be an obstacle for a foreign nation to invest in a country due to those conditions and regulations which increase costs. | | | However, it isn't always easy to maintain that when globalization, in its current form, does not seem to favor those who want trade to be fair. |
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http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/FairTrade.asp
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| | Equal Exchange - Fair Trade |
| | To always pay a fair price to the farmer, including a guaranteed minimum when market prices are low, and above market premiums for quality and certified organic products. | | | Under the FLO system, each labeling organization is given votes based on the volume of fairly traded products they certify. | | | By making the choice to buy fairly traded products you help provide health care, education and a better lifestyle for farmers, workers, and artisans around the world. |
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| | Oxfam International - Make Trade Fair |
| | Oxfam warned that the EU and US must stop making excuses for not reforming agricultural trade rules and end their unreasonable demands for developing countries to open industry and services markets. | | | The World Trade Organization failed to finalize a “pro-development” deal on new trade rules at its Hong Kong meeting in December 2005. | | | World leaders gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the rules that govern world trade. |
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http://www.oxfam.org/en/programs/campaigns/maketradefair
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| | Fair Trade |
| | Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people impacted by the agreements. | | | American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries. | | | Modeled after NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), CAFTA includes several provisions repeating the most controversial sections of NAFTA. |
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| | BBC NEWS Magazine Oxfam to open coffee shops |
| | "Because we're offering fair trade, we believe that's a niche in the market and if we're careful and keep our costs down, it can be profitable. | | | For years it has lobbied governments and corporations about giving coffee farmers a fair price. | | | Lucy Michaels, of Corporate Watch, which undertakes research on large firms, said: "I think it's a great initiative to get fair trade on to the high streets and raise public consciousness about the issue." |
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| | fair-trade laws - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about fair-trade laws |
| | Fair, Anderson & Langerman - Certified Public Accountants | | | As a result, Congress passed (1937) the Miller-Tydings Act in order to exempt fair trade from antitrust legislation. | | | Finally opposition to the concentration of economic power in large corporations and in combinations of business concerns led Congress to pass the Sherman Act. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/fair-trade+laws
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| | La Siembra - Fair Trade |
| | At La Siembra, all of our Cocoa Camino products are certified fair trade under the FLO system thus ensuring a ‘fair deal’ for farmers that both covers their costs of production and enables them to invest in a more sustainable future. | | | In fact, according to recent reports by the International Labour Organization (2001) and UNICEF (1998), low cocoa prices over the last five years have resulted in the enslavement of thousands of children in the production of cocoa on the Ivory Coast where most of the world’s cocoa is grown. | | | Find out more about how fair trade is helping cocoa farmers by reading |
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| | Fair Trade Certified Transfair USA Better Products |
| | Fair Trade Certified products are available at many national retailers | | | Suggest a retailer and TransFair will contact that retailer directly to confirm Fair Trade Certified product availability. | | | View a list of online retailers that carry Fair Trade Certified products. |
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| | Guardian Unlimited Special reports Special report: fair trade |
| | December 12: Double standards of free trade represent a double-edged sword for countries such as Senegal. | | | December 21: Alan Johnson, the trade and industry secretary, yesterday gave MPs a candid verdict on the 150-nation trade talks in Hong Kong, describing them as "low expectation barely exceeded". | | | July 7: Aid agencies yesterday welcomed a US decision to eliminate all cotton export subsidies and said it was a good signal that the country was willing to work with the World Trade Organisation. |
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| | Co-op America's Fair Trade Program: Economic Action to create a just global economy |
| | Fair Trade helps ensure that farmers and artisans throughout the developing world receive a fair price for their products, that communities are healthy, and the environment is preserved. | | | By shifting your spending to support Fair Trade, and by demanding that businesses make Fair Trade products available, you can reshape the global economy to one that works for people and the planet. | | | Fair Trade is a system of trade based on direct relationships and partnerships between buyers in the global north and producing communities in developing countries. |
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| | Fair Trade Coffee |
| | Importers and roasters agree to develop direct, long-term trade relationships with producer groups, thereby cutting out middlemen and bringing greater commercial stability to an extremely unstable market. | | | Coffee importers provide a certain amount of credit to farmers against future sales, helping farmers stay out of debt to local coffee "coyotes" or middlemen. | | | If world price rises above this floor price, farmers will be paid a small ($0.05/pound) premium above market price. |
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| | United Students for Fair Trade |
| | USFT is a national network of student organizations advocating around Fair Trade products, policies, and principles. | | | Press RoomFind recent publications focusing on Fair Trade events, principles, and policies. | | | The 3rd Annual Convergence is a unique opportunity to engage in powerful discussions, gain wisdom from remarkable leaders, and form new ideas. |
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| | Fair Trade Quilts & Crafts |
| | As Fair Traders, we pay artisans at least 50 percent more than they are paid within their local market. | | | is a "social business" which adheres to "Fair Trade" principles, established to support artisans in the developing world. | | | However, because we buy directly from the artisans, we are able to offer them to you at a great price. |
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| | Oxfam - Fair Trade |
| | How to create your own Fair Trade University, and much, much more | | | How to turn your workplace on to Fair Trade | | | Buy Fair Trade products online through our partners Traidcraft |
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| | Fairness in International Trade |
| | It argues that the choice of trade policy involves a tradeoff between various determinants of economic success. | | | The story suggests a question that must be answered if we are ever to reach broad agreement on the choice of appropriate trade policies. | | | This article provides a realistic account of the types of outcomes predicted by economic theory as a country moves to free trade. |
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| | TransFair Canada: Enter / Entrez |
| | Buying Fair Trade Certified products helps make the world a better place by paying farmers and workers in developing countries a fair price. | | | Learn about Fair Trade Certified products in Canada, and about the rigorous system of global commerce that’s behind the logo. | | | It stands for fairness and global social responsibility in international trade. |
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| | Fair Trade Coffee and Food Products |
| | With the profits generated from receiving fair wages, coffee growers can invest in health, education, and environmental protection. | | | Many coffee farmers around the world receive market payments that are lower than the costs of production, forcing them into a cycle of poverty and debt. | | | Roaster retailer that focuses on certified organic, fair trade Arabica coffee. |
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| | A Fair Trade? |
| | Most were probably procured in Venice for the purpose of trade. | | | He must have been busy making copper items to trade judging by the amount of copper scraps he left behind. | | | The English relied heavily on their trade with the native Algonquian population to provide food for the colony in the first years of settlement. |
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| | Global Exchange : Fair Trade Coffee |
| | To become Fair Trade certified, an importer must meet stringent international criteria; paying a minimum price per pound of $1.26, providing much needed credit to farmers, and providing technical assistance such as help transitioning to organic farming. | | | Learn more about the coffee crisis by reading Global Exchange's statement. | | | Fair Trade for coffee farmers means community development, health, education, and environmental stewardship. |
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| | .: NI online :. -- THEMES -- Fair Trade |
| | Transnational corporations prefer their trade ‘free’ because they run two-thirds of it and don’t take kindly to democratic control. | | | New Internationalist also publishes a range of books and CD-ROMs on topics such as world trade and its impact on global poverty. | | | You can buy on-line now from the New Internationalist secure shopping site nearest you. |
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| | Fair Trade Fair and Symposium December 13-16, 2005 Hong Kong |
| | Sessions are an integrated part of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Symposium, organized by ICTSD. | | | Sessions address topics such as expanding fair trade markets in Asia, creating consumer awareness and how WTO policies impact fair trade processes. | | | Registry is not required to attend Fair or Symposium events. |
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| | Florida Fair Trade Coalition |
| | As Latest Round of AFTA Negotiations Continues, Andean Trade Agreement’s Prospects Look Dim; Labor, Investment and National Security Concerns Raised | | | For refernce material, analysis, and viewpoints concerning the Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) ( | | | Press Release - Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch Addresses Missed CAFTA Implementation Deadline [Read more...] |
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| | Fair Trade Coffee, Organic Coffee: Grounds for Change |
| | As members of 1% For The Planet, we donate a percentage of our total sales to social and environmental organizations. | | | How your purchase goes for more than just coffee. | | | Fair trade coffee gives farmers a better standard of living and producer cooperatives are guaranteed a minimum fair price for their crop. |
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| | :: People Tree :: Fair Trade - Ecology - Fashion |
| | People Tree are bringing together London's biggest selection of Fair Trade and ethical fashion companies under one roof. | | | about People Tree's Fair Trade Fashion Show at the World Trade Organisation Conference in Hong Kong. | | | This is your last chance to snap up some Fair Trade and ecological bargains and there are now even more items with up to 75% off! |
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| | Kindly Capitalists Fill Fair-Trade Niche -- Newsday.com |
| | They are a new breed of kindhearted capitalists: In a cutthroat global economy, they not only pay their suppliers more, but help them ring up extra sales by tacking on comparatively low markups. | | | Those goods alone accounted for at least $500 million in U.S. sales last year, and $1.8 billion worldwide, said Transfair's certification expert, Christopher Himes. | | | They share a passionate belief in fair trade, a fast-spreading phenomenon that aims to give businesses, cooperatives or solo artists in poor or marginalized parts of the world a higher price for what they create and a more direct route into lucrative markets in America, Europe and Asia. |
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| | Thanksgiving Coffee Company - Fair Trade Coffee |
| | Fair Trade Certified Coffee guarantees that the farmers receive a minimum price of $1.26 per pound. | | | Fair Trade is an economic system that Thanksgiving Coffee Company supports. | | | TransfairUSA, the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, certifies our Fair Trade coffees. |
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| | CTC Citizens Trade Campaign Fair Trade |
| | Members of Congress Providing Decisive Votes on Trade Deal Receive Jump in Corporate Campaign Cash Public Citizen, February 14, 2006 | | | Activist Resources - Trade Issues - Site Map | | | Colombian Ministers: New Trade Talks With US Start January 23 |
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| | Oxfam Press Release: Oxfam to launch Progreso fair trade coffee shops |
| | Sites in Scotland and the southeast are being investigated and concession partners able to provide suitable locations within existing retail operations, such as large bookstores, are being sought. | | | Fair trade food, such as cakes and biscuits, will also be sold. | | | They’ll be selling their coffee at a fair trade price; they’ll share directly in the profits and will also showcase their coffee to the UK,” said Chris Coe, Oxfam& Trading Director and one of the originators of the Progreso concept. |
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| | PREDA FAIR TRADING |
| | The Preda Fair Trade project combines social responsibility, fair wages and community development with efficient and effective business practices. | | | Just describe your need, send us a photo and we will ask the producers to quote you. |
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| | Fair Trade Chocolate Project - Lutheran World Relief |
| | In Ghana, cocoa revenues account for more than 33 percent of the country& total export earnings. | | | Fair trade means better lives for cocoa farmers. | | | Cocoa is one of the world’s most traded and speculated commodities, but the |
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| | British Association for Fair Trade Shops Home Page |
| | Click here to sign up for access to information on over 60 BAFTS recognised fair trade wholesalers, including details and images on hundreds of fair trade products. | | | The Fair Trade Advocacy Office have agreed on a joint position on the WTO negotiations towards the Hong Kong Ministerial (December 2005). | | | We promote fair trade retailing in the UK, seek to raise the profile of fair trade on the High Street and provide a point of contact and communication for the exchange of ideas amongst our members. |
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| | Equal Exchange: Fairly Traded Coffee, Tea & Chocolate |
| | Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world. | | | Equal Exchange, founded in 1986, is the oldest and largest for-profit Fair Trade company in the US. | | | We offer organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by democratically run farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia. |
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| | Peri Dar: A Fair Trade Company |
| | We collaborate with other fair trade organisations with events, public education and marketing efforts. | | | Peri Dar is a member of the Fair Trade Federation. | | | Peri Dar is a member of the Fair Trade Federation |
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| | Divine Homepage |
| | Day Chocolate pays a fair price for the cocoa supplied by the Kuapa Kokoo farmer's cooperative in Ghana, and an additional social premium which is used by the farmers to improve their living and working conditions. | | | Divine, Dubble and A fair deal for cocoa growers logos are registered trade names and trade marks of The Day Chocolate Company. | | | Click here to find something to please the chocolate lovers in your life! |
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| | CRS Fair Trade |
| | It means that the people who produce them earn a fair price, get access to credit and training, and maintain long-term relationships with A Greater Gift rooted in the principles of human dignity and economic justice. | | | What does it mean to say that these items are fairly traded? | | | Catholic Relief Services and A Greater Gift bring you high quality, fairly traded handcrafts and gourmet food items from low-income producers all over the world through the Work of Human Hands program. |
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http://www.crsfairtrade.org/work_of_human_hands
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| | Fair Trade Toronto - Fair Trade working group in Toronto, Canada |
| | Working in co-operation with communities, businesses, farmers, NGO's, and governmental organizations, we aim to develop public awareness about the Fair Trade alternative, and to respond to consumer demands for fairly traded products. | | | To encourage Canadians to become informed and concerned about the conditions under which the products they consume have been developed or manufactured. | | | Fair Trade Toronto - Fair Trade working group in Toronto, Canada |
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| | IFAT: The International Fair Trade Association |
| | Our mission is to improve the livelihoods and well being of disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting Fair Trade Organizations, and speaking out for greater justice in world trade. | | | Welcome to IFAT - the global network of Fair Trade Organizations. | | | We can help you find products and producers that are guaranteed Fair Trade! |
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| | www.maketradefair.com |
| | New: Rich countries must not pursue 'business as usual' in trade talks... | | | Tick this box to get regular updates on Make Trade Fair and other Oxfam projects and activities. | | | This petition represents the voices of millions of people around the world who are calling for decision-makers to make trade fair. |
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