Fair Trade Minded

Learn more about Principle One of the 10 Principles of Fair Trade governed by the WFTO. Fair Trade enterprises create opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers through trade and income generation.

Learn about the quick history of fair trade and how WFTO came about as the movement grew. WFTO is now a global voice for Fair Trade enterprises around the globe upholding the 10 Principles of Fair Trade. If you're listening from Australia, check out the regional fair trade movement on www.fta.org.au and consider joining the Fair Trade Association as a Friend.

Fair Trade enterprises are doing their fair share in creating a circular economy to save the planet but also go one step further to care for the people behind the products including supporting those who grow our raw materials. Fair trade and circular economy must go hand-in-hand to ensure we not only manage waste and reduce pollution but we're also addressing the growing poverty and slavery issues.

If you're listening in from Melbourne and Sydney, check out Textile Recyclers Australia for recycling service for unwanted clothing, school uniforms and linen. https://texrecaus.com/ols/categories/recycle-service

Children are creative, playful and instinctively know how to have fun! But for the 160 million children worldwide, they've been robbed of their innocence, the opportunity to learn and have any kind of fun. Child labour is a pressing issue we must all help to solve. Learn how Fairtrade is tackling this complex problem to protect the children.

Today is International Coffee Day! Our favourite beverage. But why do 125 million people whose livelihoods depend on coffee production still struggle to live? Why is the coffee trade lucrative for food companies and not for the actual coffee farmers who work so hard to bring us our favourite caffeine hit, without it, many of us feel like we can't start our day? To answer this question, I ask an expert in the coffee trade, Wells Trenfield, co-founder of Jasper Coffee, a successful family business, proudly Australian and Melbourne-based company.

As many as 100 million rural households rely on growing and harvesting cotton as their income. 90% of these households are in developing countries and live in hardship. Learn how Fairtrade cotton is making a difference to help these small-scale cotton farmers tackle poverty, fight climate change, and advocate to end child labour, forced labour and slavery in the entire supply chain from cotton to cloth.

Learn how Fairtrade is providing solutions to help Fairtrade farmers fight climate change. Here are additional resources you might like to check out:

A fun episode for consumers and businesses to learn and explain what is the Fairtrade premium without all the jargon.

Fairtrade Fortnight launches in Australia and New Zealand, organised by Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand. The theme this year is about 'Choose the world you want'. Learn more about this annual 2-week celebration of farmers and families working hard to make our world fairer and why raising awareness of trade justice continues till today. Go to fairtradeanz.org/fairtrade-fortnight-au to learn more.