CGW4U

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CGW4U

• Fair Trade

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What is Fair Trade?

• An international system of doing business
• Contributes to sustainable development by
  offering better trading conditions for producers
  and workers in developing countries
• Necessitates rigorous international system of
  monitoring, auditing, and certification

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Key Goals

• The international Fair Trade system is designed
  to produce the following outcomes for
  farmers/workers in developing countries
• Fair compensation for their products and labour
• Sustainable environmental practices
• Improved social services
• Investment in local infrastructure

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How it works

• Similar to a normal supply chain, but with fewer
  intermediaries
• Monitoring and certification
• Internationally FLO (Fair Trade Labeling
  Organizations International)
• In Canada TransFair Canada
• Adhere to Fair Trade Standards
• Do business with certified producers

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Verification and Auditing
Producers Importers Licensees
(Processors) Retailers Consumers
FLO International
TransFair Canada
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Principles of Fair Trade

• Creating opportunities for economically
  disadvantaged producers
• Transparency and accountability
• Capacity building
• Promoting Fair Trade
• Payment of a fair price

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Principles of Fair Trade

• Gender Equity
• Working conditions
• Child Labour
• The environment
• Trade Relations

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Questions

• What is a fair wage?
• Based on
• amount of time, skill effort involved in
  production
• Minimum for a living wage in that region
• What types of goods are encompassed in Fair
  Trade?
• Coffee and chocolate
• Also rice, tea, cotton, wine, clothing, soap and
  handcrafted goods (to name a few)