World Fair Trade Day 2012 Declaration

Happy World Fair Trade Day! #WorldFairTradeDay We congratulate the Fair Trade Movement for bringing Fair Trade to many homes, businesses, policy makers, and to all of us who believe in just, sustainable and Fair Trade.  

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to exporters as well as higher social and environmental standards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade

Fair Trade will be celebrated on 12 May 2012, World Fair Trade Day, in diverse places and cultures across the globe. The World Fair Trade Day is an annual initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). Hundreds of events are organized in more than 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Pacific Rim. Leading the celebration are members of the WFTO that have pioneered Fair Trade for more than five decades, supported by country and regional networks.

World Fair Trade Day  is a worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations. A third of the world’s population lives on less than two dollars a day. The global crisis confirms the need for a fair and sustainable economy locally and globally. Trade must benefit the most vulnerable and deliver sustainable livelihoods by developing opportunities for small and disadvantaged producers. Millions of producers and traders, business and policy makers, supporting organizations and volunteers have contributed to the substantial growth of Fair Trade.

Fair Trade makes a difference. Fair Trade Organizations are pioneers and change makers.

http://www.wfto.com
http://www.wftomarket.com
http://www.wfto-europe.org
http://www.wfto-asia.com
http://www.ifat-la.org
http://www.cofta.org

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