It is part of the standards, that women should be empowered... If a woman is empowered, then the house will also be empowered, economically and socially.
Elizabeth Chepkwony, coffee farmer, Kabngetuny cooperative, Kenya
News and Features
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What is Fair Trade?
Press release posted: 25 Sep 2018
International Fair Trade Charter defines vision for a fairer world
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Fairtrade figures: what can data tell us?
Article posted: 16 Aug 2018
"It’s important to look at the numbers. Are more organizations continuing to gain Fairtrade certification? Are sales growing? How are Fairtrade farmers and workers choosing to spend their Premium ...
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Grassroots study by young Belizeans helps to fight child labour
Article posted: 3 Aug 2018
Grassroots research by young people from a Fairtrade sugar producer organization in Belize has given unique insights into the experience of young cane cutters in the Central American country and ...
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From child labor to the future of food: the voices of young people change agriculture for the better
Article posted: 12 Jun 2018
"On World Day Against Child Labor, we’d do well to listen carefully to the voices of young people who hold the future of the world’s food in their hands".
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World Fairtrade Challenge – More Than 660,000 Supporters Stand for Fairness in Global Trade
Press release posted: 15 May 2018
From 11 to 13 May people in 36 countries gathered to support farmers and workers in their fight for a better deal.
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'A fairer share': strengthening workers' voices through Fairtrade, the labour movement and socially engaged companies
Article posted: 30 Apr 2018
On International Workers' Day, we celebrate the power that a unified workers' voice can have to drive social change. This is the story of how an engaged Fairtrade business partner and allies in the ...
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Keeping a focus on farmers and incomes as the cocoa industry meets in Berlin this week
Article posted: 23 Apr 2018
Recent reports are putting a spotlight on cocoa farmers’ struggles as the global cocoa price has fallen. Sustainability commitments are making a difference, but may not go far enough. Fairtrade will ...
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Will we pay the price it takes to achieve sustainable cocoa livelihoods?
Article posted: 9 Apr 2018
"Despite the numerous efforts of the industry and other actors to make cocoa more sustainable, gains in productivity have been offset by lower farmgate prices, minimizing the net benefits for ...
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Stand for Fairness in This Year’s World Fairtrade Challenge and Beyond
Press release posted: 4 Apr 2018
From 11-13 May 2018, everyone is invited to join Fairtrade farmers, workers and supporters across the globe to make the case for more trade justice.
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Six ways Fairtrade is empowering women
Article posted: 8 Mar 2018
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress – encompassing everything from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement confronting entrenched sexism and abuse, to the long march ...
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