Wilf's, Fairtrade and Vote for Trade Justice

[jab]

I don't know how many of you have noticed, but Wilf's are now serving Fairtrade coffee, tea and sugar at orienteering events. Fairtrade guarantees that the farmers and growers are paid a price that covers the cost of production and allows them a basic living wage. Fairtrade also gives a social premium for farmers and workers to invest in community projects. These premiums have allowed producers to improve their homes, improve education and healthcare, provide clean water, build roads...

Fairtrade is brilliant and buying Fairtrade is a concrete step we can all take now to make a difference, but it simply isn't enough. Fairtrade alone cannot compensate for all the injustices in the international trading system.

One of the demands of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign is Trade Justice - a call for a set of trade rules that allow poor countries to work their way out of poverty. In the UK the target is to collect 1 million Votes for Trade Justice. If you want to add your voice to this campaign you can find out more and vote online by going to http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/mph/c ... o?code=vtj

Campaigning on world development issues CAN make a difference - it made a difference with the Jubilee 2000 campaign to cancel third world debt and this trade campaign is beginning to influence the Government, so don't feel that there's no point joining in.

[Mrs H.]

I've voted, thanks JAB for bringing this to our attention.

[Guest]

I highly recommend fair trade chocolate too - very yummy and fair

[Guest]

i thought i was the only orienteer who was passionate about trade justice. i'm glad i'm not alone. However else you do or don't vote today, DO vote for trade justice!

[pyrat]

no, i'd rather pay next to nothing for a quality product. value orange juice is ace as is tetley.

[mairead]

[/quote]but Wilf's are now serving Fairtrade coffee, tea and sugar at orienteering events

Good to hear it!

[Guest]

just means they can hike up the prices yet further

[CHS]

at 50p for cuppa who's complaining?

[Guest]

the fair trade baked potatoes?