Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„The system benefits small-scale farmers and plantation workers. Fair Trade certification ensures that wages meet or exceed the legal minimum wage and that child labor laws are adhered to. These minimum prices vary by country and organic status, and are designed to cover the costs of sustainable production and provide a decent standard of living for farming families. In Fair Trade, small-scale Fair Trade producers are organized into democratically run cooperatives and receive a fair price for their crop, no matter how low the market price falls.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_040122.php - Cached

Organic News Winter/Spring 1999 (#)

„Generally, and depending on the item being produced, this is accomplished by guaranteeing small producers a purchase price that earns a profit, and/or ensuring healthy working conditions for employees of large producers. In the case of the coffee trade, the main concern is guaranteeing a profit, although there are other criteria, as established by European fair trade laws.“
http://www.cooperativecoffees.com/about/news/ spr99organicnews.html - Cached

TransFair Canada: Fair Trade Certified Products: What's New? (#)

„Remember that, as a consumer, you play a crucial role. The laws of supply and demand also apply to fair trade. It has been proven over and over again that sustained consumer pressure for new fair trade products is a determining factor in getting them on the shelves.“
http://www.transfair.ca/en/equitable/2005/winter/whatsnew/ - Cached

Global Exchange : Coffee is grounds for initiative (#)

„Advocates hope Measure O, which would establish misdemeanor penalties of a $100 fine and/or six months in jail, will spur similar laws elsewhere and increase demand for organic, fair-trade and shade-grown coffee.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 391.html - Cached

Transfair USA | Tea (#)

„Fair Trade is especially important in the many countries where domestic laws providing for decent wages and working standards are not always enforced.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/shop/ tea.php - Cached