Fair Trade

Thesis Statement

✤Fair trade is an incredibly valuable social movement that helps create structure and stability in developing countries, forms stronger government ties with international countries and provides Canadian investors with new opportunities.

✤ It highlights the need for change in the rules and practice of traditional

trading and shows how all major businesses can still succeed without

compromising their workers.

What is Fairtrade ?

✤ Fairtrade is a partnership typically between major companies and producers

in developing countries who seek greater equity in international trade. It

contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions, fair

pricing as well as the security of workers rights.

Fairtrade in Canada

✤ Over 200 companies in Canada partake in fair

trade and offer over 5000 fair trade products to

consumers. Their products range from coffee/tea,

fruits, nuts, wines, textiles to jewelry.

Major corporations include:

•Starbucks

•Cadbury

•Ben & Jerry’s

•Timonthy’s Coffees

•Ten Thousand Villages

•LUSH Handmade Cosmetics

•Marley Coffee

•Rubaiyat Wines & Spirit Merchants

•Second Cup

•Wholesome Sweeteners

C.S.R

✤Corporate Social Responsibility it the belief that a

company needs to be responsible for its actions –

socially, ethically, and environmentally.

Fairtrade is CSR for Canadians:

✤Fairtrade standards support environmentally-friendly farming practices

✤Growers are ensured a fair and stable price

✤Farmer-owned cooperatives invest in community health programs as well as build roads and schools

W.F.T.O

✤WFTO: World Fair Trade Organization

✤Created in 1989, formerly know as the

International Federation of Alternative

Traders. Today it is a global association of

324 organizations in over 70 countries.

✤The goal of the WFTO is to enable

small producers to improve their

livelihoods and communities through

sustainable Fair Trade.

W.F.T.O

Conclusion

✤In conclusion Fair trade has allowed for Canada and other

international countries to create stronger government ties

amongst each other around the world through the development

of the WTFO. It has also helped in creating global economic

stability and providing investors in developed countries with new

opportunities as well as the producing investors in developing

countries. The partnership through organizations such as

Fairtrade Canada between major companies and producers has

contributed to creating a sustainable development by offering

better trading conditions, fair pricing as well as the security of

workers’ rights. It is important that we continue to promote this

social movement as it benefits not only developed countries but

helps to create stability and empowers third world countries to

reach their full potential as well.

the End