Fair trade is when products including food, drink and crafts, are sourced through a fair supply chain. This means the farmers, producers and artisans are all treated fairly. Standards of dignity, respect, equality and fairness are agreed, certified and met.
Fair trade allows farmers, producers and artisans to be paid a fair price for the things they make and to have better working conditions.
Some products that are not fair trade are made by workers who are not paid enough to live. The people might have to work in unsafe conditions and they might be children.
When a consumer buys a fair trade product they know the workers that made the product have been treated fairly.
The benefits of fair trade include paying farmers a fair price for their produce and labour. This helps to eliminate poverty. Fairtrade focuses on sustainability and global justice.
The fair trade movement began in the 1940s and 1950s.
The first fair trade certification was introduced in 1988 by a Dutch non-governmental organisation (NGO). More on this below!
The Fairtrade Foundation was established in 1992. Several organisations were involved in establishing the Fairtrade Foundation, including CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft, and the World Development Movement
Yes, there is! There are lots of different logos and each one means something slightly different. You can learn more about them on the Fair Trade Winds website.
The first Fair Trade Label was used in 1988. It was created by a Dutch NGO to sell coffee. The label was called ‘Max Havelaar’. Max Havelaar is a Dutch book about someone similar to Robin Hood.
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