Fair trade is a growing network of conscious consumers, trading organizations and producer groups including artisans who carry on traditional crafts and farming families who sustainably harvest the fruits of their lands.
 The World Fair Trade Day event will be celebrated by numerous people across the globe in light of the evolving enterprises that help create long-term relationships that foster cultural and ethical international trade.
Take time out on World Fair Trade Day to enjoy a cup of fair trade coffee or tea, tell your friends about the importance of fair trade and the impact it makes in the lives of people in over 50 countries of the south who receive a living wage for their work and the ability to educate their children.
Fair trade is so much more than paying a living wage, it helps foster respect for indigenuos culture and knowledge, it provides avenues for women to be self-employed, it allows children to go to school and most importantly, brings dignity back to people living in poverty.
For more information on this year’s Fair Trade’s international focus on ECOLOGY, please visit the Fair Trade Resource Network.
