world fairness: fair trade
DESCRIPTION
In 2008, products certified with Fairtrade International's Fair trade certification amounted to approximately US$4.98 billion (€3.4B) worldwide, a 22% year-to-year increase. Fairtrade branding has extended beyond food and fibre, a development that has been particularly vibrant in the UK where there are 500 Fair trade Towns, 118 Fairtrade universities, over 6,000 Fairtrade churches, and over 4,000 UK schools registered in the Fairtrade Schools Scheme.[1] Although no universally accepted definition of 'fair trade' exists, Fairtrade labeling organizations most commonly refer to a definition developed by FINE, an informal association of four international fair trade networks (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), Network of European Worldshops and European Fair Trade Association (EFTA)):TRANSCRIPT
FAIR TRADE
HOW FAIR IS OUR WORLD?
BY: ÁLVARO PEÑA & FRAN RIBAS
WHY DO WE NEED FAIR TRADE?
• BECAUSE…
FAIR TRADE
FAIR TRADE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF TRADE.
ITS DONE FOR PRODUCERS TO HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS.
USA & CANADAWFTO
INTER
WHAT IS THIS?
FAIR TRADE
•PRODUCERS BELONG TO COOPERATIVES VOLUNTARILY.
•PRODUDUCERS WANT "TRADE NOT AID".
I WANT TO BE HERE
NOT
CARACTERISTICS
FAIR TRADE
•NO TO CHILD EXPLOITATION
•EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
•WE WORK WITH DIGNITY WHILE RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS.
CARACTERISTICS
•SALARY ALLOWS PRODUCERS DECENT LIVING CONDITIONS.
•BUYERS GENERALLY PAY IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE THEY DON`T HAVE AN OTHER FORM OF FINANCING .
•GARANTIES QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS.
FAIR TRADE
BEFORE
CARACTERISTICS
FAIR TRADE
•RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
•IT SEEKS WAYS TO AVOID INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS
CARACTERISTICS
FAIR TRADE
•IT INFORMS CONSUMERS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCT.
•THE PROCESS IS VOLUNTARY, AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND CONSUMERS.
CARACTERISTICS
FAIR TRADESPANISH FAIR TRADE
ASSOCIATIONS
INTERMON OXFAM
AGENCIA
ESPAÑOLA DE
COOPERACION
INTERNACIONAL PARA EL
DESARROLLO
SETEMSPANISH FAIR TRADE (ASPCJ)
FAIR TRADE
THIS IS THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION
WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED IT !!!!!
BY:FRAN RIBAS
&ÁLVARO PEÑA