Who does fair trade involve?
Who does fair trade involve?
Fairtrade works with farming co-operatives, businesses and governments to make trade fair. Together with Fairtrade farmers and workers we have a vision: a world in which trade is based on fairness so that producers earn secure and sustainable livelihoods.
What is fair trade and who is involved in fair trade?
Fairtrade is a system of certification that aims to ensure a set of standards are met in the production and supply of a product or ingredient. For farmers and workers, Fairtrade means workers’ rights, safer working conditions and fairer pay. For shoppers it means high quality, ethically produced products.
How many farmers and workers are involved in Fairtrade?
Fairtrade in numbers. Farmers and workers co-own Fairtrade, with 50 percent of the vote at our general assembly. Fairtrade encompasses 1,599 producer organizations across 75 countries. Over 2400 licensees offer more than 30,000 products with a Fairtrade Mark worldwide. Worldwide, over 1.7 million farmers and workers are involved in Fairtrade.
Who are the producers in the Fairtrade system?
The Fairtrade System. The Fairtrade system is made up of: Three regional producer networks that represent farmers and workers in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Over 25 national Fairtrade organizations and marketing organizations that market and promote Fairtrade products in consumer countries.
Who are the people at the heart of Fairtrade?
Meet the people at the heart of Fairtrade – the people behind some of our favourite food and drinks. Meet the Fairtrade farmers and workers. In the words of Fairtrade banana farmer Diomedes, “Fairtrade is freedom, it’s communication, it’s sustainability, it’s empowerment, it’s everything for us in a world that’s so competitive”.
Is the Fairtrade movement active in the UK?
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.
The Fairtrade System. The Fairtrade system is made up of: Three regional producer networks that represent farmers and workers in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Over 25 national Fairtrade organizations and marketing organizations that market and promote Fairtrade products in consumer countries.
Fairtrade in numbers. Farmers and workers co-own Fairtrade, with 50 percent of the vote at our general assembly. Fairtrade encompasses 1,599 producer organizations across 75 countries. Over 2400 licensees offer more than 30,000 products with a Fairtrade Mark worldwide. Worldwide, over 1.7 million farmers and workers are involved in Fairtrade.
Meet the people at the heart of Fairtrade – the people behind some of our favourite food and drinks. Meet the Fairtrade farmers and workers. In the words of Fairtrade banana farmer Diomedes, “Fairtrade is freedom, it’s communication, it’s sustainability, it’s empowerment, it’s everything for us in a world that’s so competitive”.
Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.