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FAIR & SQUARE SUMMER 08 Newsletter

2008-03-04T08:57:27Z

This Edition includes:

· Tate and Lyles Sweet Deal for Sugar Farmers

· The SOFA Tea Cooperative

· The NZ Chocolate Petition

· Amnesty Girls develop allergies to non Fairtrade

· Make Change, Change Me Change the World

· Fairtrade is Pants – it’s official!!!

· Clinton puts Fairtrade on the Bill

· Fairtrade Festy Fun in the NZ Sun.

· Fairtrade Fortnight 08... it’s coming so get ready!

Lao Silk & Craft

2008-10-28T12:35:08Z

Description:

Lao Silk & Craft is an online retail and wholesale business.
We represent a family silk farming and handicraft cooperative in Laos.

Our range includes hand crafted silk scarves, shawls, bags, cushion covers, creative Lao textiles, quilts, table runners, kitchen items, wall hangings, baby bibs and delicious mulberry herbal green and red teas.

Contact email:
bobyvos@laosilkandcraft.com

Suburb:
East Melbourne

Go Fair

2008-10-28T12:21:14Z

Description:

Through our Fair Trade shop and distributor network in Australia and NZ we provide locally and imported handmade, multi-cultural and educational resources to early childcare sector.

Contact email:
gofairtrading@gmail.com

Suburb:
Paddington

Unite Clothing

2008-11-05T06:36:52Z

Description:

Fair trade clothing, accessories, homewares and gifts from producers around the world, including Cambodia and Vietnam. We also sell some Fairtrade certified food products like Cocolo Chocolates.

Contact email:
contactus@uniteclothing.com.au

Suburb:
Online

Earthtribe

2008-06-20T12:31:07Z

Description:

With a focus on kids, our range includes handmade toys & games, linen & homewares, Paper goods and Lolly Bag Alternatives.

Suburb:
Mail Order and Online

Wishcraft – Ethically Ethnic

2008-06-04T03:45:54Z

Description:

Online retailer of bags, jewellery, children’s items, soft furnishings, wall hangings and folk art. Everything we sell has been handcrafted by master craftspeople under Fair Trade conditions. We import directly through IFAT and Fair Trade Federation licensed producers, co-ops and artisan groups.

Contact email:
info@wishcraft.com.au

Suburb:
Baree

The Hamper Hut

2008-04-09T04:24:04Z

Description:

The products within our hampers come from a variety of Fair Trade suppliers, our major suppliers include:
o Alter Eco Pacific- Fair trade certified.
o Global Crafts- Member of the International Federation of Alternative Trade (IFAT) and the Fair Trade Federation.
o Baladarshan- Member of the Fair Trade Federation.
o Third World Craft Nepal- Fair Trade Nepalese organization.

Contact email:
sale@hamperhut.com.au

Suburb:
Gladesville

Fairground Child

2007-09-17T11:51:57Z

Description:

Retail store stocking fair trade toys and children's clothing from all over the world. Range includes Lanka Kade fair trade toys, Hug Fairtrade certified cotton, Etiko Fairtrade sporting goods, Global Mamas fair trade clothing, fair trade dress-ups, jute toys & decorator items, organic cotton babywear & cloth nappies.

Contact email:
info@fairgroundchild.com.au

Suburb:
North Carlton

People for Fairtrade (PFFT)

2006-12-14T02:47:57Z

Description:

A voluntary network of people in Australia who are committed to Fairtrade with producers of goods, through the support of education and alternative trade.

Contact email:
orders@fairtrade.asn.au

Suburb:
Mail order around Australia

Fair Trade Outcome Statement from Hong Kong WTO Meeting 2005

2006-01-12T12:28:24Z

In the wake of the Hong Kong WTO meeting in December 2005, the alliance of Fair Trade Organisations including IFAT, FLO, NEWS and EFTA have released a statement.

Trading in IFAT Products

2005-09-21T03:50:54Z

Trading in IFAT Fair Trade Products

Traders looking for fair trade sources for products can source an excellent and varied selection, including giftware, household goods, furniture, garments, jewellery, food and beverages, from IFAT members around the globe - all 100% fair trade.

The FTO Mark

2005-09-21T03:56:56Z

The FTO Mark

Launched in 2004 at the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India, the FTO Mark identifies registered Fair Trade Organizations worldwide.

The IFAT Monitoring Process

2005-09-21T03:27:12Z

The IFAT Monitoring Process

IFAT’s Monitoring System is based on a three-tier process:

Self Assessment,
Mutual Review, and
External Verification.

Self Assessment is the first step of the monitoring process, in which members assess themselves against IFAT’s Fair Trade Standards. All the standards have indicators, which member organizations must meet or show progress towards. The Self Assessment report states the degree of compliance with these indicators and is sent to IFAT every two years.

IFAT Standards for Fair Trade

2005-09-21T03:14:56Z

IFAT Standards for Fair Trade

Creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers (supporting the poorest producers)
Transparency and accountability (dealing fairly and openly with trading partners)
Capacity building (developing the skills of producers and creating opportunities for trading their products)
Promoting Fair Trade (telling as many people as possible about Fair Trade and informing customers where products have come from)
Payment of a fair price (ensuring that producers receive a fair price for their products)
Gender Equity (providing equal pay and opportunities for women and men)
Working conditions (ensuring that producers are working in a healthy and safe place)
Child Labour (ensuring that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is respected)
The Environment (ensuring that materials and processes used in production and packing do not damage the environment)

The full text of the standards is available at www.ifat.org/downloads/monitoringdownloads.shtml

Building Trust in Fair Trade

2005-09-21T03:11:28Z

Building Trust in Fair Trade

In the early stages of the growth of fair trade, consumers of fair trade products knew the importers and distributors personally. The guarantee that those goods had been purchased on the basis of certain ethical principles was essentially, therefore, a question of trust between acquaintances. As a result of fair trade’s growth, the direct and personal link between producers and consumers has often been broken.