La Organizaci

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FAIR TRADE social and economic empowerment of
small producers
World Fair Trade Organization
Carola Reintjes European Youth
Meeting Chief Executive

ce_at_wfto.com Bolonia, 24 November 2010
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Fair Trade is one of the most representative
social movements with
economic and social empowerment at its core
India
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WFTOs vision A SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR ECONOMY
The World Fair Trade Organization has a vision
of a world in which trade structures and
practices have been transformed to work in favour
of small producers and promote sustainable
development and justice.
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MISSION WFTOs mission is to
enable small producers to improve their
livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade.
WFTO is the global network and advocate for Fair
Trade, ensuring produces voices are heard. The
interest of producers, especially small farmers
and artisans, is the main focus in
all the policies, governance, structures and
decision making within the WFTO.
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FAIR TRADE Fair
Trade is a trading partnership with small
producers based on equity, transparency and fair
trade terms which allow for sustainable
production, decent work and living wages. Fair
Trade is value based production and trade
(environmental, social and economic
sustainability).Fair Trade provides market
access in favourable and fair conditionsFair
Trade seeks to transform trading structures and
practices in favour of small producers.Fair
Trade is a powerful contribution to poverty
reductionThrough Fair Trade small producers
take more control over their lives.
FAIR TRADE is about economic and social
empowerment of small producers.
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CHALLENGES- Global crisis
economic, food and climate change - NO FUTURE?
UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG) Goal 1
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger T2 full and
productive employment and decent work for
all.Goal 2 Promote gender equality and empower
women T1 capacity building, employment, active
participation Goal 7 Ensure environmental
sustainability T 1 sustainable development
programmes, community services, etc. Goal 8
Develop a global partnership for development T2
open, rule-based, predictable equitable trading
system- NO PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE, NO
EMPLOYMENT?- NO PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, NO
VALUES? A generation without values?
FAIR TRADE VOLUNTEER
MOVEMENT
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• World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)
• Membership organization.
• 454 member organizations in 72 countries (2/3 in
  the South).
• Regional networks WFTO Asia, Africa, Europe,
  Latin America, North America/Pacific
• Democratic governance structure
• inclusive, democratic (member/vote), bottom-up.
  Geographic and gender balance.
• Small producers are not the stakeholders but the
  owners and protagonists

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FAIR TRADE PRINCIPLES

• Opportunities and market access for economically
  disadvantaged producers
• Transparency and accountability
• Capacity building of small producers
• Promotion of Fair Trade and trade justice
• Fair trade terms, fair price
• Equal opportunities for women and men
• Safe and healthy working environment
• Respect of UN Convention Rights of the Child
• Improvement of environmental performance
• Trade cooperation (long-term, solidarity,
  pre-financing, assistance)

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FAIR TRADE, a strategic
partnership between Local Authorities,
business community, citizens and Fair Trade
Organizations (and their network, the World Fair
Trade Organization.
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World Fair Trade Day Fair Trade Towns, Fair Trade
Regions Voluntary Exchange Programme
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Fair Trade is life in dignity
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