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Fairtrade products are products that have been produced while minimum standards set for working conditions have been met. A quote taken directly from their website (see related link) explains this better:
"Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices, Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives."
What else can I help you with?
What is a far trade product?
what is a fair trade product
Who benefits from the Fair trade?
The Farmers who farm the Fair trade product, benifit because they earn more money than with a company that is not fair trade.
Who benefits from the Fair trade mark?
The Farmers who farm the Fair trade product, benifit because they earn more money than with a company that is not fair trade.
Do people donate to fair trade?
People do donate to fair trade, when they by a product ladled FAIR TRADE. some of that money goes to the third world countries.
When did fair-trade start and what was the first product to sell?
fair trade started in Germany and the first thing to sell was Mexican coffe
What are the good things about fair-trade?
people can buy a respected product
How do you know if fair trade farmers get paid for the fair trade product?
Well that is easy fair trade means getting a fair price so that means all fair trade items with the symbol on them were given a fair wage. If you go into say a clothing department store and you want to know whether the farmer was paid a fairly good wage go up to the counter and say "Is this fair trade?"and if they say no then say "If you go fair trade I'll buy it."
What is the Fair trade foundation?
fair trade is an organisation that works with companies to give a fair amount of money to the workers who make their product and to treat them well. they do help developing countries get a fair amount when the things they make gets sold to the western community.
What is considered to be a fair trade gift?
A fair trade gift is a gift product whose manufacturer promotes safe and healthy working conditions, fair compensation, transparent business practices and discrimination free work place.
Where was fair trade coffee originally invented?
Fair trade coffee wasn't invented. It is a way of doing business. Companies make choices to purchase goods from other companies that they consider fair and reliable. Fair trade simply means that the company creating the product is paying fair wages and not doing unethical things with their money and their workers.
How does buying organic food help poor communities?
Organic food companies usually support poorer communities by labeling their products as 'fair trade'. When a product is labeled 'fair trade' it means that the person who is producing the products, such as sugar, in a poor community is being paid fairly for their labor and their product. By buying the organic food, you are supporting the companies that encourage fair trade.
What is fair trade colthes?
Fair trade is a concept where the initial producer (the farmer) gets a better (fair) price for his product than he would get if he sold to a middle man who makes allot of profit. The idea is that with a 'fair trade' logo on a product, the end consumer (ie you) can be confident you are making an ethical purchase knowing the farmer is making a reasonable living wage and looking after the environment of his farm. Thus Fair Trade clothes would have the raw materials (cotton) supplied by the fair method and perhaps even the fabric is made this way too.
