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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From food distribution to solar panels: rethinking the day-to-day to navigate an ongoing crisis
Article posted: 5 May 2021
Fairtrade farmers and workers have been an example (and inspiration) of how to adjust in order to navigate the pandemic. Almost year ago we launched two funds to better support them in their journey.
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“Our Workers Can Now Work Safely” One Year Later, Fairtrade COVID Fund Continues to Deliver Significant Impact for Farmers
Press release posted: 5 May 2021
More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across the globe are reaping the benefits of Fairtrade’s COVID Relief and Resilience Fund
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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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