As World Fair Trade Day 2007 is just around the corner, let’s have a look at what some of our old Fair Trade friends are doing, as well as taking a peek at what’s on offer by the Fair Trade companies that are new on our radar. The theme this year is “Kids need Fair Trade”.
Let your kids help you spread the message by wearing one of People Tree’s unexploited tee’s, available on their website for £12 in sizes 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 years.
Racadillo sell a range of Fair Trade toys, and support King World School in Zambia, working towards building a community school for AIDS orphans and street children.
Two cool new Fair Trade producers on the EcoStreet radar are Tam & Rob and Chandni Chowk, both bringing us fashion that’s as ethical as it is gorgeous.
What can you do to help support Fair Trade?
- Buy Fair Trade products.
- Take part in Fair Trade events.
- Hold your own Fair Trade events.
- Spread the Fair Trade message.
- Tell shops and companies you want Fair Trade products.
Comments:
What better way to support this year’s theme of “Kids Need Fair Trade” than to provide a children’s Fair Trade soccer ball?
We’ve just launched the first full line of Fair Trade sports balls in the US, including soccer, volleyball, and more!
- Scott James
Fair Trade Sports
http://www.fairtradesports.com
There is a range of products that came from Madagascar currently on display at the fourth largest department store in the UK. Actually, there is nothing wrong with the products themselves as they were manufactured to the highest possible standard by a small and old cottage factory that provides a means of subsistence to 250 extremely poor families in Antananarivo.We have all heard about buyers squeezing suppliers on price but what follows must be the jewel on the crown. The products were ordered and taken possession of last year by a London-based buyer, who even claims to hold a fairtrade license, and todate the factory has not been paid a single penny despite the fact that this buyer is being begged on a daily basis.
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