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Creating
opportunities
for
economically
disadvantaged
producers
Fair
Trade is
a
strategy
for
poverty
alleviation
and
sustainable
development.
Its
purpose
is to
create
opportunities
for
producers
who have
been
economically
disadvantaged
or
marginalized
by the
conventional
trading
system.
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Transparency
and
accountability
Fair
Trade
involves
transparent
management
and
commercial
relations
to deal
fairly
and
respectfully
with
trading
partners.
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Capacity
building
Fair
Trade is
a means
to
develop
producers’
independence.
Fair
Trade
relationships
provide
continuity,
during
which
producers
and
their
marketing
organizations
can
improve
their
management
skills
and
their
access
to new
markets.
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Promoting
Fair
Trade
Fair
Trade
Organizations
raise
awareness
of Fair
Trade
and the
possibility
of
greater
justice
in world
trade.
They
provide
their
customers
with
information
about
the
organization,
the
products,
and in
what
conditions
they are
made.
They use
honest
advertising
and
marketing
techniques
and aim
for the
highest
standards
in
product
quality
and
packing.
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Payment
of a
fair
price
A fair
price in
the
regional
or local
context
is one
that has
been
agreed
through
dialogue
and
participation.
It
covers
not only
the
costs of
production
but
enables
production
which is
socially
just and
environmentally
sound.
It
provides
fair pay
to the
producers
and
takes
into
account
the
principle
of equal
pay for
equal
work by
women
and men.
Fair
Traders
ensure
prompt
payment
to their
partners
and,
whenever
possible,
help
producers
with
access
to
pre-harvest
or
pre-production
financing.
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Gender
Equity
Fair
Trade
means
that
women’s
work is
properly
valued
and
rewarded.
Women
are
always
paid for
their
contribution
to the
production
process
and are
empowered
in their
organizations.
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Working
conditions
Fair
Trade
means a
safe and
healthy
working
environment
for
producers.
The
participation
of
children
(if any)
does not
adversely
affect
their
well-being,
security,
educational
requirements
and need
for play
and
conforms
to the
UN
Convention
on the
Rights
of the
Child as
well as
the law
and
norms in
the
local
context.
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Child
Labor
Fair
Trade
Organizations
respect
the UN
Convention
on the
Rights
of the
Child,
as well
as local
laws and
social
norms in
order to
ensure
that the
participation
of
children
in
production
processes
of
fairly
traded
articles
(if any)
does not
adversely
affect
their
well-being,
security,
educational
requirements
and need
for
play.
Organizations
working
directly
with
informally
organized
producers
disclose
the
involvement
of
children
in
production.
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The
environment
Fair
Trade
actively
encourages
better
environmental
practices
and the
application
of
responsible
methods
of
production.
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Trade
Relations
Fair
Trade
Organizations
trade
with
concern
for the
social,
economic
and
environmental
well-being
of
marginalized
small
producers
and do
not
maximize
profit
at their
expense.
They
maintain
long-term
relationships
based on
solidarity,
trust
and
mutual
respect
that
contribute
to the
promotion
and
growth
of Fair
Trade.
Whenever
possible
producers
are
assisted
with
access
to
pre-harvest
or
pre-production
advance
payment.
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