| What is Fair Trade? | | | | produced by a project in Egypt. It is based on |
| Development agencies recognized the important role | | | | biodynamic agriculture (a strict form of organic |
| that consumers could play to improve the situation | | | | agriculture, defined by Rhudolf Steiner) and now has |
| for producers. By buying direct from farmers at | | | | seven businesses within it, including a textiles division. |
| better prices, helping to strengthen their organizations | | | | Employees have access to a modern hospital and hot |
| and marketing their produce directly through their | | | | meals. They have a school, a kindergarten, and even |
| own one world shops and catalogs, the charities | | | | a university. Many people learn musical instruments, |
| offered consumers the opportunity to buy products | | | | the architecture is designed with space and light in |
| which were bought on the basis of a fair trade. | | | | mind and there is an amphitheater where employees |
| The FAIRTRADE Mark is an independent consumer | | | | perform music concerts and plays. Employees are |
| label which appears on products as an independent | | | | involved in decision making. |
| guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the | | | | Buying Fair Trade clothing can really make a |
| developing world are getting a better deal. | | | | difference not only to the local people of third world |
| Everything is Fair-trade certified by the Fair-trade | | | | countries but also to the environment. Do you really |
| Labeling Organization and they adhere to the strictest | | | | want to contribute to the disposable nappy |
| organic standards, set out by Demeter | | | | mountain? Or Help sportswear companies exploit |
| More than 2,000 products in the UK from 58 | | | | vulnerable people in sweat shops? |
| developing countries now carry the FAIRTRADE | | | | You can make the difference, look for the Fair Trade |
| Mark, including hot drinks, biscuits, fresh fruit and | | | | mark in supermarkets and clothing stores and when |
| juices. | | | | buying online. |
| An example of Fair trade is a children's clothing range | | | | |