Fair Trade

Fair Trade

1. Advantages

   • Opportunities for disadvantaged producers
     • Women
     • Disabled
     • Disadvantaged by colonialsm
   • Education of consumers
   • Environmental protection
   • Empowers and protects
   • Fair payment
   • Direct trading relationships
   • Community led development
   • Good working conditions
   • No child or forced labour
   • Democratic and transparent organisations
   • Traceability and transparrency

2. Criticisms

   • locks people into agriculture
   • not effective
   • less efficient farming
   • Only richer farmers can join
   • Fairwashing
   • Impact on non-participating farmers
   • Who gains?
   • worsening of product prices
   • causes of povery not addressed
   • Differences in standards