Not all trade is fair ! Farmers and workers at the beginning of the chain don’t always get a fair share of the benefits of trade. Fairtrade enables consumers to put this right.

Impacts

On the Producers :


Fair Trade Minimum Price → cover the costs of sustainable production, even when world market prices fall → Stable Prices





Fairtrade Premium → it is paid on top of the agreed Fairtrade price → invest in education, healthcare, farm improvements or processing facilities to increase income → help producers to improve the quality of their lives




Empowerment of farmers and workers → goal of Fairtrade
Small farmer groups must have a democratic structure and transparent administration in order to be certified.
Workers must be allowed to have representatives on a committee that decides on the use of the Fairtrade Premium.

On the Consumers :


→ Shoppers can buy products in line with their values and principles
→ They can choose from an ever growing range of great products


→ Buying Fairtrade products, it's supporting producers who are struggling to improve their lives



On the Companies :



Since 2002 → the FAIRTRADE Mark has become the most widely, recognised social and development label in the world



→ Ensure that their trade has a positive impact for the people at the beginning of the chain : the producers






On the Environment :

Fairtrade rewards and encourages farming and production practices that are environmentally sustainable.
Producers must → protect the environment in which they work and live
                         → follow national and international standards for the handling of chemicals
                         → not, intentionally, use products which include genetically modified organisms (GMO)

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