Is Fair Trade Fair?

BySamuel J. Harvey, David

VauseAnd

Keir F S.

Contents

• What is Fair Trade?•What Does Fair Trade

Do?• How has Fair Trade

helped?

What is Fair Trade?• Fair trade is an organized social

movement.• Fair trade’s strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalized

producers and workers.• Fair trade’s aim is to promote

environmental and economic sustainability.

What Does Fair Trade Do?

• Fair trade helps to alleviate poverty in

developing countries.• Fair trade helps to promote trade for

producers who would not have a look in by conventional trading systems.• Fair trade promotes awareness

about fair trading produce.

How Has Fair Trade Helped?

• 0.5m of sales in their product categories in Europe and North America are currently fair trade.• 1.5m producers benefit from

fair trade and a further 5m benefit from infrastructure provided by fair trade.