There’s happiness in the cooperative! Before [Fairtrade] we didn’t earn enough. Now when I get ill the coop looks after me. Before people came, bought our cocoa and we never saw them again.
Issouf Traore, cocoa farmer, ECOOKIM - ECOJAD, Côte d'Ivoire
News and Features
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Five Ways Fairtrade Supports Workers’ Rights
Article posted: 30 Apr 2021
On International Labour Day we stand in solidarity with workers and trade unions around the world.
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In Fairtrade partnership, Côte d’Ivoire cocoa farmers take key steps towards data ownership, ‘first mile’ traceability
Press release posted: 28 Apr 2021
Six Ivorian cocoa cooperatives are partnering with leaders in the agriculture digital solutions tech space, a specialized capacity-building organization, and Fairtrade to launch a pilot project aimed ...
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Eight Years Later: From Rana Plaza to a Sustainable Fashion Future
Article posted: 26 Apr 2021
A paradigm shift in the conversation around sustainable textiles and human rights and environmental due diligence in textile supply chains.
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No Social Justice Without Climate Justice
Article posted: 22 Apr 2021
A Q&A with Fairtrade’s Climate Advisor on our Mission to Tackle Climate Change
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As cocoa prices fall in Côte d’Ivoire, Fairtrade urges EU for cocoa sector regulation to recognize the right to living income
Press release posted: 12 Apr 2021
The European Commission and European governments must commit to recognizing living incomes in forthcoming human rights due diligence regulation for the European cocoa and chocolate sector, Fairtrade ...
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Ready, set, go! The Golden Cup, assessing the best of Fairtrade coffee, has started.
Article posted: 9 Apr 2021
Across 13 countries, Fairtrade coffee producers will be competing to see who has coffee of the highest, most delicious, quality.
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Times are always changing. How do the Fairtrade Standards keep up?
Article posted: 17 Mar 2021
Times are always changing. How do the Fairtrade Standards keep up?
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The Women Who Power the Fairtrade Movement – Meet Our Producers
Article posted: 12 Mar 2021
Women are critical to the global Fairtrade movement. We spoke with four women producers who gave us a peek into their Fairtrade experiences.
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Fairtrade Women’s Voice in Cocoa
Article posted: 11 Mar 2021
Fairtrade was started to challenge the power imbalances of global trade, which also meant addressing gender inequities. When women earn their own income and have a voice, they can make decisions that ...
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How do we go from challenging gender inequality to making sure women are truly included?
Article posted: 10 Mar 2021
Here are five insights from the experiences of Fairtrade women farmers and workers, which are relevant to making progress on women’s inclusion in global trade.
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