I think it may happen to most of us: you’re walking in the supermarket and you spot a product with the fair trade logo on it. Of course you need a certification for using that mark, but what does it really need to use that logo for your product?
Still a lot of people nowadays have to work and live in poor circumstances and earn less than one dollar a day, besides they have to work in sweatshops. Multinationals exploit them in function to maximize their profits. That is why non government organizations created a fair trade market.
To call your product a fair trade product it must content some conditions: paying the right price to the producers, but at the same time encourage the independence of them; respect the environment, woman and children,…
Finally I like to mention that everyone can contribute to make the world a more equal place by just buying a fair trade product, every bit helps. If thousands of people want a fair product it will help pressure the other companies to do the same thing and start a more ethical business. But pay attention while buying a fair product because an expensive product does not mean it’s a fair one.
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http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/108/1/What-is-fair-trade.html
Stefanie De Lille
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