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We want to share a piece that was done by a member of the First Voice Committee. Sarah Mendoza created this piece about Fair Trade and begins by asking: “think about your day and what you ate, what you bought…bananas, tea, coffee…were any of those products Fair Trade?” Do we really know what kind of impact our choices as consumers have on other countries?
Sarah sat down with Nancy Jones from Chicago Fair Trade to talk about what Fair Trade means to farmers and producers around the world.
This is the definition of Fair Trade as defined by the labeling certification group TransFair USA on its website:
The Fair Trade Certified™ Label guarantees consumers that strict economic, social and environmental criteria were met in the production and trade of an agricultural product. Fair Trade Certification is currently available in the U.S. for coffee, tea and herbs, cocoa and chocolate, fresh fruit, flowers, sugar, rice, and vanilla. TransFair USA licenses companies to display the Fair Trade Certified label on products that meet strict international Fair Trade standards.
FAIR TRADE with Nancy Jones by Sarah Mendoza by MartinMaciasJr
If you want to get another view of how Fair Trade directly impacts coffee growers in Ethopia take a look at this trailer for Black Gold, a film that shows the injustices faced by poor farmers who are not properly rewarded for their work, and also the benefits that come with a Fair Trade price.
