A few thoughts on Fair Trade:
What is Fair Trade and why is it important to buy Fair Trade?
Fair Trade aims for fair treatment of workers such as giving them a higher wage, getting better access to the market and helping workers get the opportunity to education to improve existing and learn new skills. They label Fair Trade items (in accordance to fair trade specifications) and promote buying fairly to developed countries. As well as moral social behaviour, they advocate sustainable environmental standards. Ultimately, Fair Trade helps the community which were often (and a lot still are) discriminated against and left poor by the normal trading process.
How can I tell if something is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade items are labeled by the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International.
Foods that can be labeled include: chocolate, nuts, cotton, coffee, tea and rice.
They check many items to see if they are Fair Trade and if they are they are labeled with this:
Other Fair Trade items can be bought from shops like Oxfam which sell other Fair Trade items like Jams, Chutneys, Noodles, Spices, Quinoa, Oils, Mints and Coffee.
Recently, Cadbury has brought in a Fair Trade chocolate bar (the plain dairy milk) and also Whittakers (the creamy milk bar).
Do you buy Fair Trade? Do you think Fair Trade is important?
To be honest I have no idea if my family buys things that are fair trade I didn't even know that there was a symbol for it but now that i know what it looks like I will keep an eye out for it.
ReplyDeleteYes I think that fair trade is a very important part of the trading industry.
I personally hate the thought of people around the world working hard everyday and have barely have any money to buy food and other essentials for life.