Good afternoon everyone!
I've just discovered one interesting article. It's about Fair Trade Foundation. This organization is in favor of all people involved in making a product for having equal part of salary. It can be seen, that not everybody gets appropriate money for his work. An employee distributing a product gains much more money rather than a worker on a factory in such countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam. So, Fair Trade protects rights of people for fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. The organization demands companies to pay a suitable price to those producers, whose labor isn't estimated worthily.
On products, which were manufactured in such a fair way, there is a label, named FairTrade Mark. It shows, that this commodity was produced with giving a better deal to all the producers involved.
The Fairtrade Foundation has licensed over 3,000 Fairtrade certified products for sale through retail and catering outlets in the UK.
If you want to buy a FairTrade product, you may look through some major supermarkets or independent shops, as well as in online sellings.
The first three Fairtrade products appeared in shops in 1994
- now more than 4,500 products have been licensed to carry the Fair Trade Mark, including sugar, grapes, mangoes, avocados, dried fruit, cakes, jams, rice, herbs & spices, wines, beers, ice-cream, flowers, sports balls, clothing, homeware, Palestinian olive oil and cosmetics.
- Interesting fact, that, according to research (TNS September 2009) 72% of the UK public now recognise the Fair Trade Mark.
- More than 7 million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America benefit from Fairtrade - farmers, farm workers, and their families.
- Since its launching , Fair Trade bananas form 25% of bananas sold in the UK.
- Big companies, such as Cadbury, Starbucks support Fair Trade Foundation.
- Worldwide spread: in 1994, the first three Fair Trade marked products came from Belize, India and Costa Rica – now Fair Trade goods come from 58 developing countries all over the world.
By buying products that have the FairTrade Mark, shoppers can make no doubt that disadvantaged producers and workers in developing countries are getting a better deal: receiving a fair and stable price for their products which covers their costs of production and receiving pre-financing where requested. Regarding me myself, I would say with no doubt, that aims of this organization are really high, comparing with other companies, which only work in pursuit of money. Hope that products with FairTrade Mark will come in sight on the shelves of our stores.
