Fair Trade
"Thanks to the Fair Trade market, our standard of living has substantially increased. With your support, we look forward to a more promising future."
-Miguel Trigoso, APARM coffee cooperative, Peru
Headlines
- 06/30/09 - Campaign to Fair Trade the White House Unseals Invitation to Michelle Obama
- 06/29/09 - Colombia Support Network Statement on President Uribe's Visit to Washington
- 06/29/09 - Wal-Mart's Big Problem: Climate Change
- 06/28/09 - There's No Such Thing as Local vs. Organic Food
- 06/27/09 - Vouchers Double Value of Food Stamps at Boston Farmers' Markets
- 06/24/09 - Over 25,000 Letters Sent Urging No New Wal-Mart Stores Until EFCA Passes
- 06/23/09 - Go Local...and Prosper in More Ways Than One
- 06/23/09 - Fair Expectations: Rainforest Alliance v. Fairtrade
- 06/23/09 - On Web and iPhone, a Tool to Aid Careful Shopping
- 06/23/09 - OCA Alert: Tell Hershey's to Stop Abusive Child Labor in Cocoa Production
- 06/22/09 - Panama's Ngöbe Indians Win Major Victory at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- 06/17/09 - Unions and Migrant Workers Coalesce from Coast to Coast
- 06/17/09 - Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun
- 06/16/09 - High-End Coffee is Better for the Planet
- 06/16/09 - Indigenous Peoples’ Global Fight with Big Business
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The GNA Platform
Press the politicians to support:
- A repeal of NAFTA and GATT, so that Fair Trade, environmental sustainability, and a living wage for all become the foundation of our trade policies.
- Federal legislation, such as the Employee Free Choice Act, guaranteeing that when the majority of workers in a sizeable workplace sign union cards, the employer would be required to enter into a collective bargaining process with the workers.
- An increase in the Federal Minimum Wage to $8.50 an hour, in line with the minimum wage in Canada and Europe.
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Action Alert!
Stop the the Colombia Free Trade Agreement! Contact your Congressperson Today!
Tell Millstone Coffee: Unfair Trade is Rotten!
Resources
- One
Cup
This documentary follows the life and struggle of coffee farmers in the mountains of Timor, and the massive impact international Fair Trade initiatives have on their lives. - Coopetrabasur
Program from Democracy Now! covering the Costa Ricanbanana farming collective, Coopetrabasur . - One
Cup at a Time
Outlines the benefits, obstacles & policy behind Fair Trade projects in Latin America, and describes recommendations & solutions.
Featured Website
KIVA -organizes small loans between private citizens & would-be start-up businesses in the developing world. As the business you sponsor grows, the loan you provided gets repaid, & a sustainable business is born.
Featured Video
Fair Trade the Movie
A great primer to Fair Trade and the many factors sustaining the movement.