Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)
„"Many families who make their living from coffee are impoverished and desperate," says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation which awards the Fairtrade Mark to coffees where the retailer has paid the Fairtrade price. "Evidence of low and declining living standards is clear. Many farmers have been struggling for years as they have failed to recover their production costs for several harvests running.“
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Fairtrade | News | Press Release
„"Most people love coffee, but they would be appalled if they knew how bad life is for coffee farmers in many countries, "says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation. "For example in Nicaragua former coffee workers now beg by the road, thousands took part in a March of the Hungry in July and 14 of them died. This poverty is due to the dramatic fall in world coffee prices, for example the world price for arabica coffee has fallen dramatically to $0.65 cents per pound, in comparison with the Fairtrade price of $1.26.“
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Fairtrade | News | Press Release
„"People do look for the reassurance that the producers in developing countries get a better deal – and the FAIRTRADE Mark gives them that," says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation. "Which is why, in line with rising awareness of the Mark, sales of all those delicious Fairtrade foods and drinks are going through the roof with a 90% increase in the past two years alone. It’s great news for Fairtrade farmers".“
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Global Exchange : What Price Virtue? At Some Retailers, 'Fair Trade' Carries A Very High Cost
„Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation in London, which licenses Sainsbury's, says of the chain's prices, "The concern of the Fairtrade Foundation is about the price paid back to the producer organizations." But Alistair Smith, international coordinator for Banana Link, a nonprofit British group that promotes the rights of banana workers and small farmers, called Sainsbury's fair-trade prices "unjustified," adding, "It would be all right if a much higher price was going to the producer."“
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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Spring 1998
„Clare Short, George Foulkes (Under Secretary of State for International Development), Dennis Turner MP (Chair of the Catering Committee) and Betty Boothroyd (Speaker) joined the staff of the Fairtrade Foundation to sample the first cups of Fairtrade coffee to be served. Coinciding with the switch to Fairtrade, the Foundation launched its first report, 'Spilling the Beans' on the impact of the world coffee trade on farmers around the world.“
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„Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International, the world-wide umbrella organization of Fair Trade, held its second annual forum in London on September 9th-12th, 2003. Three hundred people from over sixty countries met to exchange information, review policy issues, and in particular, discuss the strategic directions for Fair Trade. The Forum brought together representatives of Fair Trade producer and commercial organizations, licensees, national Fair Trade labeling organizations such as TransFair USA, and other organizations involved in Fair Trade.“
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