Fair Trade

Fair Trade is a global movement that aims to improve production and trading conditions to benefit smallholders, farm workers and disadvantaged employees and artisans. You are currently on the Fair Trade South Africa website.

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Fair Mail: December 2011

We share with you our final newsletter of 2011 and send with it greetings and well wishes for the festive season from the Fair Trade House in Cape Town. 

2011 has been a critical year for the Network as many changes were implemented, which you can read in the Chairman's report in the newsletter.  

The newsletter also includes articles from Alison Montgomery, who did her doctoral fieldwork in SA for 18 months in the Fairtrade winelands, as well as Malcolm Clark from Fairtrade London, who enjoyed a Fair Trade Tourism tour up the West Coast. 


Position paper on cotton, cotton textiles and the WTO

7 December 2011: Prepared for the 8th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 15-17 December 2011. Cotton is a global industry, subject to powerful political and economic interests. Cotton is grown in more than 90 countries and processed in more than 160. (1)


FAIR TRADE ORIGINALâ„¢ GRINDERS LAUNCHED

1 December 2011. The famous ethical brand Fair Trade Originalâ„¢ was launched in Woolworths stores earlier this month. The products, four exciting herb & spice grinders, contain Fairtrade certified ingredients from India and are proudly mixed and packed in South Africa.


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Fair Mail: December 2011

We share with you our final newsletter of 2011 and send with it greetings and well wishes for the festive season from the Fair Trade House in Cape Town. 

2011 has been a critical year for the Network as many changes were implemented, which you can read in the Chairman's report in the newsletter.  

The newsletter also includes articles from Alison Montgomery, who did her doctoral fieldwork in SA for 18 months in the Fairtrade winelands, as well as Malcolm Clark from Fairtrade London, who enjoyed a Fair Trade Tourism tour up the West Coast. 


Fair Mail: August 2011

Fair Mail August is out! Stay updated with news from the fair trade movement in South Africa. We're excited to tell you that Fair Trade Network (formerly known as Fair Trade South Africa) is undergoing a strategic review and will share our new objectives and strategic plan with all stakeholders at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 10 November 2011 at the Fountains Hotel. Join us afterwards for a network cocktail as well! 


Fair Mail: June 2011

Fair Mail is now produced bi-monthly with updates from the various fair trade systems in South Africa. 


Fair Trade & Fairtrade: What is the difference?

Fair trade (2 words) is a movement that looks at achieving a more equal and sustainable trade and therefore refers to all initiatives that work to achieve it.

Fairtrade (1 word) is the most internationally recognised Certification Mark for fair trade and is owned by the Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO e.V.). The Fairtrade Mark is applied on products that comply with the standards developed by FLO e.V.

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