Fair trade
Equitable commerce certification
Fair trade is a movement and certification system promoting better trading conditions for producers in developing countries—emphasizing fair wages, sustainable practices, and direct relationships between buyers and farmers or craftspeople.
Fair trade coffee, chocolate, and bananas carry labels indicating compliance with these standards.
The term also describes any equitable commercial exchange: All we're asking for is fair trade with our partners.
- worker rightsLegal protections for employees
- ethical consumerismMorally motivated purchasing choices
- gender equityFair treatment across sexes
- organic farmingCultivation without synthetic chemicals
- human dignityIntrinsic worth of persons
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Exchange with imbalanced terms
sweatshop labor · race to the bottom · exploitation · labor exploitation · child labor
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Exploitative manufacturing workplace
slave labor · forced labor · child labor · human trafficking · labor exploitation
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