Fair trade is a social movement that advocates for commercial conditions that promote sustainability and payment of a just life salary to people who work to produce products in developing countries. Fair trade is multifaceted and it is difficult to summarize briefly because it covers as many different aspects of trade.
In Ratete, Fair Trade Certificates are labeled with a F. icon in the store, look for one of the logos shown below.
Why is fair trade necessary?
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As in many industries, profit margins in the tea industry are much higher at the top of the supply chain (ie, retailers and companies that specialize in mixtures) than in the lower part (gardens and farms of Producers tea). This is partly because the countries, regions and richest corporations have more power in the global market than the generally poorest regions that produce tea. These circumstances can result in tea producers and plantation workers who bring together tea, and even the owners of immure goods, who live in poverty and fight financially even when the tea companies ar
And make comfortable profits.
Fair trade is an attempt to solve or at least mitigate these problems.
Fair Trade Certification:
Because fair trade products often seek a higher price than similar goods, companies selling fair trade goods should have their operations certified by a non-profit organization. Certified organizations include Fair Trade USA (formerly Transfair USA.), And the Fair Trade World Organization. The International Labeling Organizations of FAIRTRADE (FLO) is an association of organizations that have produced an international logo, which covers the certifications of many different organizations.
Is it fair trade tea more expensive?
Not necessarily. While some of the Fair Trade factors result at a higher price for consumers, there are other factors that can contribute at a lower price. Fair trade involves the direct supply of producers, eliminating the layers of intermediaries that take care of each benefits. Therefore, fair trade can result in comparable prices A, and sometimes even lower than similar quality products.
Fair trade is not an instant solution.
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Although fair trade is and a positive movement is a positive movement with a positive impact on the protection of human rights and work for economic justice, the purchase of fair trade certificates is not an instantaneous solution. A movie, the bitter taste of tea, offers a scathing criticism of the fair trade movement, stating that it has done little to address the problems it has established to address, and only more than acquiring the conscience of the people who buy the tea. . [1]
There are other ways to promote some of the same values and goals such as fair trade movement without necessarily buying tea with the fair trade label. The purchase of tea sold directly from the source, or that is obtained directly and that is sold directly and that is sold directly by a retailer (instead of with multiple layers of intermediaries) can achieve some of these objectives. Some retailers carry out similar objectives to fair trade without going to certification; For example, Teatulia, has used your earnings to create a dairy cooperative and health funds and educational programs in the region of your tea.
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