BBC - iCan - - A1978752 - Making all trade Fair Trade

BBC - iCan - - A1978752 - Making all trade Fair Trade ()

  „The second set applies to organised workers, whose employers pay decent wages, guarantee the right to join trade unions and provide decent housing, where relevant. On plantations and in factories, minimum health and safety as well as environmental standards must be complied with, and no child or forced labour can occur."As Fairtrade is also about development, the generic standards distinguish between minimum requirements which producers must meet to be certified Fairtrade. Progress requirements also encourage producer organisations to continuously improve working conditions and product quality, to increase the environmental sustainability of their organisations and the welfare of their members or workers."Trading standards stipulate that traders must:* Pay a price to producers that covers the costs of sustainable production and living;* Pay a premium that producers can invest in development;* Make partial advance payments when requested by producers;* Sign contracts that allow for long-term planning and sustainable production practices."The Fairtrade Foundations, with its international partners, checks that approved products continue to meet these criteria."[Additional comments from Francis]Cambridge city council has passed a fairtrade resolution to promote and support Fair Trade in Cambridge. However, there is more work to do to get shops and workplaces stocking and using fair trade products before the Fairtrade Foundation declare us a "Fairtrade Town".The exact criteria to be declared a fairtrade town are available on the Fairtrade Foundation website: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved_fairtrade_towns.htmThe aim is to encourage us in Cambridge to take practical action, merely by buying a different product, to help the lives now of producers in developing countries.“

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