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The FAIRTRADE MARK

The FAIRTRADE MARK. Products with the FAIRTRADE MARK are from producers in some of the poorest countries of the world . Fairtrade is not charity; it is about making business and trade operate in a fairer way. More than one and a half million farmers benefit from Fairtrade.

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The FAIRTRADE MARK

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  1. The FAIRTRADE MARK • Products with the FAIRTRADE MARK are from producers in some of the poorest countries of the world. • Fairtrade is not charity; it is about making business and trade operate in a fairer way. • More than one and a half million farmers benefit from Fairtrade

  2. What Fairtrade provides? The Fairtrade farmers receive … • Fair and stable prices for their produce • The Fairtrade Premium which the farmers together decide how to spend, eg • schools, health clinics • electricity or solar power • clean water …

  3. What Fairtrade provides? The Fairtrade workers benefit from … • Safe working conditions • No child labour • Respect for the environment • Decent homes

  4. Why Choose Fairtrade? … because in developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America farmers • Work long hours for little money • Can be treated unfairly by middlemen • Often receive a very low price for the crops they sell

  5. Why Choose Fairtrade? … because in developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, plantation and factoryworkers • Work long hours for little money • Can be treated unfairly by employers • Can be forced to work with dangerous chemicals

  6. The Fairtrade Premium • An extra amount of money given to producers to spend on particular projects to help their communities. • The premium can be used for: • Improving farming or business skills • To fund education, health, water or other projects

  7. The Fairtrade Premium could provide clean water

  8. … build a new classroom

  9. Replacing old, crowded classrooms like this!

  10. And why is this house so important?

  11. 2 nurses live there, providing 24 hour care

  12. UK Fairtrade Sales Some facts and figures • UK consumers buy more Fairtrade products than any other country • 1 in every 3 bananas eaten in the UK is Fairtrade! • 1 in every 10 cups of tea drunk in the UK is Fairtrade! • Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, Divine, Kit Kat and Maltesers uses Fairtrade cocoa!

  13. UK Fairtrade Sales Over 4,500 Fairtrade products! More Fairtrade products are launched every month!

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