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Founded in 1998 by the Institute for Agricultural Trade Policy (IATP), [3] Fair Trade USA is an independent, nonprofit organization that sets standards, [4] certifies, and labels products that promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers and protect the environment.
Fair trade sales in the U.S. averaged an annual growth of 50% throughout the decade. [3] Following the proliferation of Fairtrade Towns in the UK, Media, Pennsylvania became the first fair trade town in the U.S. in 2006. [3] Today there are 45 U.S. Fair Trade Towns in total. Below is a list of these towns as of November 2019. [2]
In 2005, Ten Thousand Villages released "The Power of Trading Fairly," a DVD highlighting artisan partners from Bangladesh, Guatemala and Kenya, and how their lives have been improved by fair trade. In 2006, Make Trade Fair was released, a compilation CD to raise awareness and funds for Ten Thousand Villages.
Fair trade, by this definition, is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. Fair trade organizations, backed by consumers, support producers, raise awareness and campaign for changes in the rules and practice of conventional international trade. [3]
Fairtrade International was established in 1997. It set private standards relating to labour, cooperative organisation, and the governance of the Fairtrade benefits. The organisation was divided in January 2004 into two independent organisations: [5]
The U.S. has a proud and successful history of leading the charge for open and fair trade. Amid growing protectionism and authoritarianism around the globe, our government must stand firm in ...
Fair trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. It aims to create greater equity in the international trading system. It creates social and economic opportunities through trading partnerships with marginalised farmers and craftspeople in developing countries so that more customers are accessible to their products ...
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