Fair Trade Explained
| Fair Trade Explained You may have seen the Fair Trade label on items ranging from coffee to chocolate, fresh fruit to handicrafts. Fair trade products usually cost more than a conventional trade product. Fair Trade products are those that pay more to the worker and producer, and theoretically, less to the middleman. Fair trade products are usually exports from developing countries. The fair trade model ensures that workers and producers get paid a fair price for the product; that community resources such as schools, hospitals, and other social improvements are funded; and there is transparency and respect in the trading process. In addition, fair trade ethics prevent child labor, encourage organic (or at least sustainable) farming practices, and guarantees safe working conditions. Fair trade products allow the consumer to buy according to his or her ethics. When one purchases a fair trade product, he knows that the workers and producers made a fair wage, that the item is high-quality and, if a handmade item, not produced in a sweatshop. |
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