Is Fair Trade Fair? By Samuel J. Harvey, David Vause And Keir F S.
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Transcript of Is Fair Trade Fair? By Samuel J. Harvey, David Vause And Keir F S.
Is Fair Trade Fair?
BySamuel J. Harvey, David
VauseAnd
Keir F S.
Contents
• What is Fair Trade?•What Does Fair Trade
Do?• How has Fair Trade
helped?
What is Fair Trade?• Fair trade is an organized social
movement.• Fair trade’s strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalized
producers and workers.• Fair trade’s aim is to promote
environmental and economic sustainability.
What Does Fair Trade Do?
• Fair trade helps to alleviate poverty in
developing countries.• Fair trade helps to promote trade for
producers who would not have a look in by conventional trading systems.• Fair trade promotes awareness
about fair trading produce.
How Has Fair Trade Helped?
• 0.5m of sales in their product categories in Europe and North America are currently fair trade.• 1.5m producers benefit from
fair trade and a further 5m benefit from infrastructure provided by fair trade.