Why was fairtrade set up?

Answer 1

Over the last 130 years, the term "fair trade" has been adopted by everyone from robber barons to yuppies. As a euphemism for protectionism in the 1880s, the term first came into use among Britain's mercantile lords and America's manufacturing titans, who were anxiously looking to guard their industries from the threat of a globalizing world. By the 1960s, the phrase took on new meaning when global consumer activism was born. Today, fair trade is a branded lifestyle, a set of products sold at Whole Foods and Starbucks that promise moral virtue along with that chocolate bar.

1868: Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker's novel, Max Havelaar, is one of the first to depict trade as rife with injustices. Protagonist Max Havelaar, a bleeding-heart colonial administrator in Java, later becomes the namesake of one of the first certified "fair trade" coffees sold in Europe.

April 30, 1886: A "'fair trade' cry" rises up in England, the New York Times proclaims. The "fair trade" movement, a push to boost tariffs and limit free trade, gains momentum in Britain amid fears that its empire is declining and the country's products, markets, and colonies must be protected.

August 2, 1897: America's Dingley tariff, a dramatic import-duty increase named for Maine Rep. Nelson Dingley Jr. that raised tariffs to the highest level since the Civil War, is touted in the Chicago Tribune as an example of "fair trade." The term has gained traction as a stand-in for "protectionism."

Answer 2

According to Encyclopedia.com, fair-trade laws were developed to protect small businesses and countries from unfair pricing caused by large companies or governments trying to flood the market with products at low prices or with unfair subsidies. The first U.S. fair-trade laws were passed by California in 1931 to protect small retailers, with most states eventually adopting similar laws. At first, fair trade was mostly a domestic issue, but after World War II fair-trade laws became a key part of international trade.

Global Exchange.org explains that the Global Fair Trade Movement aims for fairness in the global economy and environmental sustainability by setting standards in order to combat sweatshop conditions, human rights violations, forced child labor and damage to the environment. Products approved by 3rd-party organizations like Fair Trade USA can carry "Fair Trade Certified" labels so that consumers know they meet standards of fairness and sustainability.

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http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Fair-Trade_Laws.aspx

http://www.globalexchange.org/fairtrade/background

http://www.fairtradeusa.org/about-fair-trade-usa

Answer 3

Bill Clinton founded fairtrade.

BTW it is unfairtrade

Answer 4

cause a large enough group of people thought that knowing that what they bought had been produced under decent conditions for all involved.

Answer 5

Fairtrade was set up to help people that don't get money from working or get badly treeted.Also it was set up so that people that didn't get any money got the mmoney they needed.

Answer 6

chris carter

Answer 7

farmers

Answer 8

Co op

Answer 9

1940