Fairtrade 2010
What is Fairtrade
Farmers in the southern hemisphere who grow our coffee, tea, cocoa, bananas are often very poor. Fairtrade means paying farmers a fair price for the work they do and a guarantee that the price they are paid will always cover the cost of production - now matter how low the market price goes.
For these people, Fairtrade means:
- Fair prices and fair wages
- Decent working conditions
- Improved health and safety standards
- Security of long-term contracts
- Respect for people, eg new opportunities for women and children
- Environmental improvements, emphasising sustainable production
- More control over their own lives, through participating in democratic organisations.
Fairtrade Christmas Market
Fairtrade Christmas Market in the atrium between 10am and 4pm Wednesday, 11 November.
Loads of stalls selling clothes, food, Christmas cards and chocolate advent calendars as well as loads of unique gifts and household items to help make Christmas shopping less stressful!
So pop down sometime during the day and grab a bargain, and at the same time help support our small local Fairtrade businesses and Fairtrade producers from all over the world.
What is Fairtrade?
Farmers in the southern hemisphere who grow our coffee , tea, cocoa , bananas are often very poor. Fairtrade means paying farmers a fair price for the work they do and a guarantee that the price they are paid will always cover the cost of production - now matter how low the market price goes.
For these people, Fairtrade means:
- Fair prices and fair wages
- Decent working conditions
- Improved health and safety standards
- Security of long-term contracts
- Respect for people, eg new opportunities for women and children
- Environmental improvements, emphasizing sustainable production
- More control over their own lives, through participating in democratic organisations.
