Fair Trade is an exchange system that offers fair wages in local context. It’s trading with respect for cultural identity. It creates direct and long-term relations because Fair Trade makes sure businesses come together. Fair Trade is more than coffee it’s also clothing, jewelry, … It makes sure the prices are not expensive but competitive. They build schools for better education, hospitals for better healthcare and so much more with their profits!
I think it’s very important Fair Trade exists! Smaller communities and poorer countries also get a bit of support with this kind of trade! It’s good that those people get a chance to work and to earn money. The products they create are very basic, but very necessary in our world!
They say the prices are not expensive but competitive. I think products produced by Fair Trade are more expensive than other products! I know it’s very difficult to compete with the big manufacturers but it would be better for the “organization” if the prices would be a little cheaper. Maybe this would be possible if they would get more aid from the government.
It’s very interesting to know they make the difference by building schools and hospitals to improve the living conditions of that certain place. But I think that they would make more profit if they would promote their organization better than they do nowadays. I think everyone knows that Fair Trade exists, but I don’t think most people know what they do with their profits! It’s very important to know what Fair Trade is and it’s good that there are people who promote it by different and simple ways, for example YouTube in this case!
By Nico Cossyns
I totally agree with that ! Fair-trade is a good thing ! It helps farmers to taste a better life and also makes them happy. These people deserve the best for their hard work ! Nowadays fair-trade products are popping everywhere. People buy more en more fair-trade products, including me. I like fair-trade products because they are made of good quality. knowing the money is used for a good initiative is a good feeling.
ReplyDeleteThis short movie on fair trade makes my flesh creep.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that fair trade is fantastic. But it is also a fact that faire trade products don't end world poverty and global warming. Of course, I know that we have to start somewhere!
I often wonder how much of the price difference between a normal product and a fair trade one actually go to the farmer. That it why I prefer to donate money to charities who are more honest about the final destination of it...
I think it is really important that we have Fair trade in this world. The big companies have all the power in this cruel world. So it is very good that there are organizations who try to give a fair price at the farmers.
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