Fair Trade

Fair Trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Fair Traders follow these 10 guidelines prescribed by the International Fair Trade Association:

Opportunities:
Create opportunities for producers disadvantaged or marginalized by the conventional trading system.

Transparency and Accountability:
Transparent management and commercial relations.

Capacity Building:
Develop producers’ independence.

Promoting Fair Trade:
Provide consumers with Fair Trade education and honest marketing.

Payment of a Fair Price:
A fair price in the local context agreed through dialogue and participation.

Gender Equity:
Women’s work is properly valued and rewarded.

Working Conditions:
Safe and healthy working environment for producers.

Child Labor:
Children’s well-being, security, educational requirements, and need for play are key.

The Environment:
Encourage better environmental practices and responsible methods of production.

Trade Relations:
Advance payments are made when possible, and profits are not maximized at producers’ expense.

To learn more about Fair Trade please visit the International Fair Trade Association.