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Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based model of international trade which promotes the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. The movement focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, and so on.

You can find ways to shop for fair trade items through a number of online resources.

Fairtrade certification is a product certification system designed to allow people to identify products which meet agreed environmental, labour and developmental standards. Member websites that list where to buy Fairtrade or Fair Trade Certified™ products include companies in Australia and New Zealand, Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and U.S.A.

The Network of European Worldshops (NEWS!) offers links to national associations containing information about the locations of their Worldshops.

The Fair Trade Federation offers lists of Canadian and U.S. Retail Stores, Wholesalers, Mail Order Catalogs, Online Shopping and Producers.

This is an ongoing pledge that should be fulfilled as often as possible.

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starvin marvin Hooterville, North Dakota, and Taffee, Minnesota and Big Beavers, OR @ 10:16PM PT May 31

Did you know there were a million signatures gathered against NAFTA and it still passed. I was at the Seattle protest against WTO (World Trade Organization) in November 1999 with 100,000 other protesters.. There were riots, tear gassing, looting, TOTAL ANARCHY. It was the most beautiful thing I ever participated in. Sometimes you just have to stand up to big business, NAFTA, World Bank, etc. it still didn't stop anything. At least this administration is FINALLY listening. We need fair trade. Does it help us to have things made by fifty cent an hour workers when we have no jobs to buy anything?
john stack new york, United Kingdom @ 02:21AM PT May 09
Pledge fulfilled May 09!

I only run a small business but we have now implemented Fair Trade purchasing from all of our suppliers, where available.
On a personal level I will always buy fair trade.
John Stack
Bishnu karmakar @ 11:56AM PT Apr 05

We are a new social marketing company formed by social entrepreneurs and charities. We are maintaining fair trade norms for purchasing products from micro entrepreneurs and Artisans groups. Total sales proceeds will be utilized for socio economic development of Artisans groups.

www.smvs-india.org/faircrafts
Jesse Childs Chicago, IL @ 07:13PM PT Jan 06

A Fair Trade shop just opened up down the block from my apt. Gonna check it out!
Becca Bennett Burlington, VT @ 10:33AM PT Dec 30

I shop fair trade as often as possible and urge the company I work for to investigate fair trade options (which they are probably sick of hearing by now but I don't much care about that). :)
mel zimmer new orleans, LA @ 07:44PM PT Dec 19

This has been ingrained in my lifestyle for a long time. It is heartening to see the fair trade movement spreading the wealth as it should be.
We all benefit when we all benefit.
Luella - Washington, DC @ 06:21AM PT Dec 11

How does one find Fair Trade items?
Zarah Patriana San Francisco, CA @ 10:24AM PT Oct 10
Pledge fulfilled Oct 10, 2008!

I shop Fair Trade almost every single day (coffee, chocolate, tea)! I'm surrounded by it. In fact, the majority of what I was wearing yesterday was Fair Trade. Sweatshop free shirt & skirt. Fair Trade necklace & purse. Shopping Fair Trade is easy and fashionable ;)
Heather Mansfield Springfield, MO @ 06:36AM PT Oct 10

I only buy fair trade coffee!
S S @ 02:05PM PT Oct 09

Fair Trade...the responsibility of citizens of those countries who have not suffered from multiple wars, changes of power, poor or corrupt government, poverty, and/or natural disasters towards those who have. Citizens of well-to-do countries are lucky to have as rights (federal welfare programs, public education, unemployment benefits) what people on the receiving end of Fair Trade consider privileges they may never have.

You are born a citizen, not of a single country, but of the world. Fulfill your responsibilities towards humanity. Invest in Fair Trade.