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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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„Fair Trade assures consumers that the coffee they drink was purchased under equitable conditions. Farmers ship their crops directly to participating Fair Trade certified importers who pay a minimum price of $1.26 per pound ($1.41 for organic crops) and who provide technical assistance for help in transitioning to organic farming. Thus, coffee farmers who participate in Fair Trade cooperatives are able to avoid price-gouging middlemen and can receive fair rates for their labor.“
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Fairtrade | Fairtrade Foundation | About us (#)

„Our primary communication aims are to raise awareness of the FAIRTRADE Mark, to deepen understanding of the Mark and to increase sales of Fairtrade certified products. We produce a range of promotional materials such as leaflets and posters to raise awareness. Each year in March we organise Fairtrade Fortnight, when local groups across the country link up with supermarkets, wholefood shops, churches and schools to promote Fairtrade.“
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CoffeeGeek - The Basics of Ethical Coffees (#)

„Transfair is an organization dedicated to insuring that coffee growers receive a fair price for their crop. The growers form into cooperatives and become Fair Trade certified by Transfair. Coffee importers and distributors can also become certified, which means they agree to pay to use the logo, pay the Fair Trade price, and support outreach. The growers are guaranteed to receive $1.26 per pound of coffee ($1.41 for organic), or $.05 over current market price.“
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The Coffees of Nicaragua (#)

„This lot comes from the 11 farms that have already been certified organic and are members of the community group Las Segovias. A side note; this lot is Fair Trade Certified too, which is a little ironic because with competition coffees we pay far more for the lots than Fair Trade would require! The coffee is grown in remote areas with no roads .it is carried to wet mill by mule or on the shoulders of their members.“
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Tea & Coffee 09/03 - My Summer in France with Fair Trade (#)

„I had been selected to be the first speaker among the producers. I covered Makaibari’s many unique attributes - the oldest tea garden in Darjeeling, the first to be certified Demeter and Fair Trade and a pioneer in women’s participation in management being the first to appoint women supervisors. I added that the Fair Trade Joint Body in Makaibari was headed by a woman administrator. I described Makaibari’s great forest wealth and its abundant wild life.“
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TransFair Canada: Fair Trade Certified Products: What's New? (#)

„Chocolate and other cocoa products are increasingly making their way onto supermarket shelves and into the stomachs of consumers. Fair Trade Certified tea and sugar are becoming increasingly available and in demand across the country. But did you know that you can also play sports while supporting fair trade? And eat refreshing ice cream that directly helps the producers?“
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gepa Fair Trade Company – Fair Trade policy (#)

„Those producer organizations that are neither FLO certified nor IFAT members, are dealt with according to the EFTA monitoring system (EFTA = European Fair Trade Association) in cooperation between gepa and the other EFTA members.“
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Fair Trade Coffee Klatching (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„RESPONSE: The price difference between Fair Trade and conventional coffee depends on the quality of the coffee, the form in which it is sold and the difference betwen the world price and the Fair Trade minimum price. Being Fair Trade certified is, then, only one determinant of price.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade Overview (#)

„The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees that farmers and workers received a fair price for their product. The Fair Trade price means that farmers can feed their families and that their children can go to school instead of working in the fields.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„(NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced an addition to its list of double-certified Fair Trade and organic coffees - Organic Hazelnut Select(TM). Fair Trade Certified(TM) coffees insure that small-scale farmers are paid a fair price for their crop.“
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Fairtrade | About Fairtrade | What is Fairtrade? (#)

„In September 2004 there are 422 Fairtrade certified producer groups (including many umbrella bodies) in 49 producer countries selling to hundreds of Fairtrade registered importers, licensees and retailers in 19 countries.“
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TransFair Canada: How Fair Trade Works (#)

„Importers of Fair Trade Certified products are registered by FLO International. TransFair Canada’s role is to license and audit the processors and distributors of the products or the Licensees, within Canada.“
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View topic - I found a great new coffee company online!!! - Coffee Forum (#)

„The FLO is headquartered in Germany. Any organization using the “fair trade certified” label is under the umbrella of the FLO. The FLO owns this mark and all users pay a royalty to use it.“
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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Retailers (#)

„Starbucks (see their website section on Fairtrade)“
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