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
- 11/20/08 - The Fight to Pass the Employee Free Choice Act
- 11/19/08 - Wal-Mart Dumping Bovine Growth Hormone
- 11/19/08 - Water: Buying a Message on a Bottle
- 11/18/08 - Eating Local & Organic for Thanksgiving
- 11/18/08 - OCA Testimony to the NOSB on National Organic Standards (Nov. 17, 2008)
- 11/17/08 - Free Trade: Democrats Need to Know When to Walk Away From a Bad Hand
- 11/14/08 - Grist Magazine on Cookbooks and Seasonal Eating
- 11/14/08 - Let the Peace Movement Support Labor Law Reform in Congress So the Labor Movement is Encouraged to Push for Peace
- 11/13/08 - Michael Pollan: Eating Is a Political Act
- 11/12/08 - Victory for Workers at Beef Northwest
- 11/12/08 - Five Ways to Spend Your Organic Food Dollars Wisely
- 11/12/08 - Local Organic Food Moves to Hospitals
- 11/12/08 - Eating Organic Food Shouldn't Be a Luxury
- 11/12/08 - Economic Recession: How to Live Below Your Means
- 11/10/08 - Migrant Labor: The Face Behind the Food Economy
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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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Resources
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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.