World Fair Trade day
Upcoming Mother’s Day is stealing all the headlines, but this weekend is not only about mothers it is also about Fair trade. Saturday, May 9th is the World Fair Trade day.
WFT day logo
According to the Fairtrade foundation website:
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives.
Fair trade label
And here is what World Fair trade organization says about the subject:
Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.
TransFair Canada mark
If you want to join the celebration of World Fair Trade day head over to the official website. There you can join the community, create an event, or find a World Fair Trade day even in your neighborhood.
Image: WFTO (via Treehugger)
To get a summary of what this year’s WFT day is all about here is an excerpt from a Treehugger article:
Big Bang!! is a chance to salute the people and organizations who have dedicated themselves to making Fair Trade a solution not an issue. To kick off the day, there will be a rolling programme of drumming events, starting with a solo drummer at dawn in New Zealand and continuing around the earth with indigenous people drumming in Samoa at sunset on May 9.
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