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LEARN ABOUT FAIR TRADE

8/9/2010

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Fair Trade Products & Producer Profiles

There is more than just coffee and chocolate that is available Fair Trade these days! Keep up with this growing movement by learning about various Fair Trade products, their producers, and where to find them near you! VISIT THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO

BUY FAIR TRADE BANANAS
STRAIGHT FROM GREENAMERICATODAY.ORG: 
More about bananas:
  • Without Fair Trade, fruit farmers often receive only a few cents a pound for their crop, far below the cost of production. In Ecuador, the cost of basic necessities for a family of four is $9.60 a day, but on non-Fair Trade farms, workers may earn as little as $3 a day, according to TransFair USA.
  • A 2002 Human Rights Watch report claims that banana workers in Ecuador are the victims of serious human rights abuses. The report found that Ecuadorian children as young as eight work on banana plantations. The children earned an average of $3.50 per day, which is approximately 60% of the legal minimum wage for banana workers.
  • Fair Trade certification for bananas, and other fruits such as mangoes, pineapples, and grapes, ensures that farmers receive a fair price for their fruit, and that farmworkers have good working conditions and receive fair wages. According to TransFair USA, the Fair Trade price is set to allow farmers to cover the costs of sustainable production, without the use of harmful agrochemicals, and provide a decent standard of living for farming families.
  • Fair Trade farms are thoroughly inspected at least once a year to ensure that these standards are met.
  • In addition to the fair price, small farmer cooperatives and plantation worker organizations receive a premium to invest in education, healthcare and crop diversification.
  • With Fair Trade we have an incentive to invest in social programs that benefit producers and the community. We also receive higher incomes to sustain ourselves. If it were not for Fair Trade, we wouldn't exist as banana producers since the amount we receive for a box of conventional bananas does not cover our expenses.
    —Edinson Cabana Zapata, member, ASOPROBAN, Colombia

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    • HONESTLY
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    • DELIVERING SCHOOL SUPPLIES
    • TO MY MOM
    • OLD BLOG >
      • JASPER'S BLOG >
        • DON'T BUY IVORY
        • JASPER'S BLOG ABOUT TIGERS
        • VANISHING RHINOS
      • CHILD WRITERS
      • WRITER >
        • CHIPPY AND THE CREW
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  • THE LIBERATOR
    • THE POISON PAPERS
  • BEES
    • Beach Wood
    • LADYBUG PHOTOS
    • INSECT PHOTO JOURNAL
    • GEESE PHOTOS
    • LADYBUGS
  • HUMAN TRAFFICKING
    • ABOLITIONIST
    • NOT FOR SALE
    • FORMER SLAVES
    • UZBEKISTAN CHILD SLAVES
    • ARCHIVES >
      • SLAVERY
      • WHAT THE..??!
      • LOST GENERATION - A video
      • DEATH BLOG
      • WOW STORIES!
      • Straight From The Horse's Heart
      • Animal Abuse - Demand Justice!
      • THE UK'S ENDANGERED SPECIES
      • UNLOCK THE CAMPS IN SRI LANKA >
        • 2010 UPDATE ON COTTON
        • IN THE NEWS
      • SAVING AMERICA'S MUSTANGS
      • HOME Archive
      • FROM THE ARCHIVES
      • FACES OF FREEDOM
      • ACTIVIST >
        • CHOCOLATE
        • The Story Of Stuff - A film
        • PAINTING ON WATER
        • COTTON - EJF Video
        • A REFUGEE CAMP ON THE WEB
        • F.A.C.E.S.
        • FREE TIBET
        • EMMA THOMPSON
        • VALIDATION - A YOUTUBE VIDEO!
        • STONED TO DEATH
        • FORTIFIED CHEWING GUM
        • CHANGE.ORG
        • GARMENT SLAVES
        • HUMAN TAPESTRY
        • HOW TO HELP BUTTERFLIES
        • ARCHIVES (MODERN DAY SLAVERY)
      • READ ALL ABOUT IT
    • FASCINATING STUFF
    • BEST & WORST PLACES TO BE A MOTHER
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  • THE ARCHIVES
  • ANIMAL RIGHTS & WELFARE
    • THE WHITE TIGER MYTH
    • FOR ALL THE ANIMALS
    • MURDERED FOR IVORY
    • TRAFFICKING