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Better wages and working conditions on farms key to East African flower sector’s post-pandemic recovery, say Fairtrade & partners
Better wages and working conditions on farms key to East African flower sector’s post-pandemic recovery, say Fairtrade & partners
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Fairtrade leads way to living wages for banana workers
The Fairtrade Base Wage for banana plantations comes into effect today, 1 July 2021, meaning wage increases of up to 15 percent for banana workers and a significant step towards creating a…
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Fairtrade to unveil stop-motion animation under ‘Bitter Sweet’ campaign
Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, “Bitter Sweet,” featuring a stop-motion animation, titled "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that showcases the challenges within the cocoa supply chain and how Fairtrade works to overcome them.
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Fairtrade Base Wage for bananas
The Fairtrade Base Wage came into effect on 1 July, boosting wages by up to 15 per cent for thousands of workers on banana plantations
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Fairtrade to premiere ‘Bitter Sweet’ film on World Chocolate Day
Specially commissioned film designed to reveal to consumers how choosing Fairtrade chocolate can change the lives and futures of cocoa farmers and their communities.
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Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign to Unwrap a Fairer Future for Cocoa Farmers - Perishable News
Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps the bitter truth behind unethical cocoa sourcing practices by some major chocolate manufacturers. From July 1-7, 2021, this global campaign will reach people in 22 countries leading up to the film's global…
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PACJA, Fairtrade Africa sign pact to build climate resilience in small holder farmers, agricultural trade | News Ghana
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Fairtrde Africa (FTA) have on Thursday signed a collaborative pact aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on trade from smallholder farming, and respective producer groups across Africa. Signed in Nairobi, Kenya the memorandum of understanding between the two leading coalitions…
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Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign To Unwrap A Fairer Future For Cocoa Farmers
/PRNewswire/ -- Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps...
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Fairtrade Launches Global 'Bitter Sweet' Campaign To Unwrap A Fairer Future For Cocoa Farmers
Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign, Bitter Sweet, featuring a stop-motion animation, "Unwrap a Fairer Future," that literally unwraps the bitter truth behind unethical cocoa sourcing practices by some major chocolate manufacturers. From July 1-7, 2021, this global campaign will reach people in 22 countries leading up to the film's global…
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Fairtrade studies reveal its work offers vital boost for Ivory Coast farmers
Latest research from Fairtrade into living standards for cocoa farming families has revealed that on average, those benefitting from its trading initiatives have seen a boost amounting to an average 9% extra to household incomes beyond essential provisions, reports Neill Barston
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PACJA, Fairtrade Africa sign pact to build climate resilience in small holder farmers, agricultural trade
Climate change greatly impact African farmers as evidenced by reduced yields which also affects trade. For fair trade, social justice must be at the core
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Research from Fairtrade shows how certification raises standards for poorest cocoa farmers
New study released in time for World Chocolate Day shows farmers in the most impoverished circumstances benefit from growing cocoa rather than their non-certified counterparts.
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New look on the Hoek
South African Fairtrade wine range Fish Hoek has had its bottles redesigned by Accolade Wines
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OCA Leads Group Investing in Organic Cotton Farming in India
Farmers in the Fairtrade cooperative Chetna will get financial aid and non-GM seed to help grow 250 tons of organic cotton per year.
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Saddleworth Outdoor keeps it local and eco-friendly
AN UPPERMILL business is playing its part in protecting the planet by expanding its ranges of clothes and items that are organic, sustainable, fairtrade and eco-friendly. Saddleworth Outdoor, on th…
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OCA joins German cohort to drive organic cotton farming in India
Netherlands' Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has partnered with Tchibo, Dibella, Fairtrade Deutschland and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),...
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Virtuous shoppers: Ethical trading category report 2021
Growth in Fairtrade was monumental last year. But can a rise in ethical purchasing survive the pinch on consumer spending?
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Is Climate Change Putting the Future of Coffee at Risk?
At the African Fairtrade Convention, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and Fairtrade will raise a red flag in a panel conversation on the intersection of human rights, climate change and coffee.
