FAIR TRADE MASNACH DEG

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FAIR TRADEMASNACH DEG

• What it is, why its important and how you can
  get more involved.

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• What is Fair Trade?
• The Fairtrade mark guarantees
• 1. Farmers receive a fair and stable price for
  their products
• 2. Producers receive a premium to invest in
  improving their communities and businesses
• 3. Decent working conditions. No bonded child
  labour
• 4. Greater respect for the environment
• 5. Small farmers have a stronger position in
  world markets

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• What you can do...
• Fairtrade towns
• Fairtrade schools
• Fairtrade universities/ colleges
• Fairtrade faith groups
• Fairtrade workplaces

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• The aim of a Fairtrade town is to get Fair
  Trade used, understood and promoted in the local
  community.
• It is a group project where people from the
  community work together to promote positive
  change, home and abroad.

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• Becoming a Fairtrade town
• 1. The local council must pass a resolution
  supporting Fairtrade, and serve Fairtrade coffee
  and tea at its meetings and in offices and
  canteens.
• 2. A range of Fairtrade products must be readily
  available in the areas shops and served in local
  cafés and catering establishments (targets are
  set in relation to population)
• 3. Fairtrade products must be used by a number of
  local work places (estate agents, hairdressers
  etc) and community organisations (churches,
  schools etc)
• 4. Attract media coverage and popular support for
  the campaign
• 5. A local Fairtrade steering group must be
  convened to ensure continued commitment to
  Fairtrade Town status.

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• On Friday 6th June 2008,
• Wales became the
• first ever
• Fair Trade country!

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• This means
• Fair Trade is used, promoted and understood
  across communities, councils, businesses and
  government in Wales
• - All counties across Wales have an active
  Fairtrade campaigns
• 55 of towns have active Fairtrade campaigns
• 60 of FE HE institutions have active Fairtrade
  groups
• 75 of people recognise the Fairtrade mark
• Over 600 schools have signed up to become
  Fairtrade schools

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But theres so much more to do
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