Transfair USA | Cocoa Program (#)
„Even though Americans spend $13 billion a year on cocoa products, many small-scale family cocoa farmers face tremendous instability. They are often forced to sell their harvest to local middlemen who use rigged scales or misrepresent world prices. Recent media reports of child slavery on West African cocoa estates show the stark contrast between the delicious treat we enjoy and the often difficult working conditions of the people who produce it.“
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„From the farmer to you Through Fair Trade, more than 42,000 cocoa farmers in West Africa, the Carribean and Central and South America are earning a decent price for their high quality crop. The Fair Trade Certified™ label on your hot cocoa and Fair Trade Certified chocolate bar is your guarantee that your purchase is directly benefiting cocoa farmers and their families thousands of miles away.“
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„This high quality organic certified dutch process cocoa powder carries the Fair Trade Certified label, granted by TransFair USA, independent non-profit certifying organization, which guarantees consumers that the cocoa was produced and sourced in a socially responsible manner. Under Fair Trade consumers know that: the cocoa was grown and exported by a democratically organized cooperative of small-scale farmers; the cooperative was paid a fair, above-market price for its crop; and that high labor standards, including those for work safety, child labor and the freedom to organize are followed.“
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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.“
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Transfair USA | Coffee Program
„Today's historic lows in world coffee prices have created a crisis for millions of farmers around the world. Most small-scale family farmers live in remote locations, and are dependent on local middlemen (known as "coyotes" in Latin America) to purchase their coffee, often at a fraction of its worth. Fair Trade guarantees farmers a set minimum price for their coffee and links farmer-run cooperatives directly with US importers, cutting out middlemen and creating the conditions for long-term sustainability.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News
„Fair-trade cocoa, chocolate and tea have been sold at national grocery stores and coffee shops for more than a year, but fruits are the latest to receive the certification.“
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