VoW - A Definition of Fair Trade

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1. The definition of Fair Trade advocacy office

Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.

Fair Trade Organisations, backed by consumers, are engaged actively in supporting producers, awareness raising and in campaigning for changes in the rules and practice of conventional international trade.

2. As defined in the International Fair Trade Charter , 2018

PDF FILE for visual support: images that help to assert and understand the content

Image 1: Production that respects the environment
Image 2: A Fair and Stable Salary
Image 3 : Good working conditions
Image 4: A long-term commercial relationship
Image 5: In addition to the salary, the group of producers receives a bonus for collective projects.
Image 6: Producers involved in decision-making
Image 7: A way of exerting pressure to make international trade fairer
Image 8: An advance is paid to producers when the order is placed.
Image 9: without Fair Trade, risk of too low salary to live a decent life
Image 10: without FT, risk of ever-changing income dictated by the stock market
Image 11: without FT, risk of working too many hours
Image 12: without FT, risk of having the workers' unions and protests banned
Image 13: Once the products are sold, money is paid back to the producers to help them live better.
Image 14: risk of having profits are used to pay the boss and shareholders

These pictures can also serve as a game: You show the pictures to the group and they have to say if it is Fair Trade or not.

A DEFINITION OF FAIR TRADE

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