A recent article in the Times On Line, “Tea workers still waiting to reap Fairtrade benefits” by Parminder Bahra reveals the contradictions the fair trade system has brought upon itself by embracing large scale plantations into a structure originally created to benefit small scale farmers in the developing world. In the Times article, tea workers [...]
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Is Fair Trade Tea from Plantations an Oxymoron? Some tea estate workers think so.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fair Trade, plantations, tea on January 6, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Broad Array of Groups Urge President-elect Obama to Make NAFTA Re-negotiation a Top Priority
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged NAFTA, TRADE Act, trade agreements on January 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Equal Exchange joins a large number of organizations who are asking President-elect Obama to re-negotiate our trade agreements to ensure that all trade is fair trade, putting people and the planet over profits. Press Release For Immediate Release January 5, 2009 *********************************** Nearly 60 organizations and networks sent a letter to President-elect Obama urging him [...]
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