Speaker for the Living

Fair Trade Roses, Bananas, Cosmetics, and Fashion


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A look at Fair Trade for other products. Seth Daire discusses fair trade standards for hired labor on plantations by looking at reports for roses and bananas. JJ Janflone discusses fair trade for cosmetics by looking at Lush, Shiro, Dr. Bronner's, then finishes with a discussion of fashion.



Sources:
https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/resources/140212-Worker-Empowerment-Ecuador-Flower-Plantations-final.pdf
https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/resources/2012-06-20_Workers_rights.pdf
https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/resources/140330-Banana-Colombia-Impact-Response-Fairtrade-MHNL-final.pdf
https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/resources/1604_LEI_banana_research_management_response.pdf
https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/standards/documents/generic-standards/HL_EN.pdf
http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Farmers-and-Workers/Flowershttps://fairtradeusa.org/products-partners/flowers-plants
https://www.lushusa.com/
https://shirocosmetics.com/
https://www.drbronner.com/
http://news.trust.org/item/20160930143525-xvpxy
http://fashionista.com/2017/04/deadstock-clothing-fabric-sustainable-fashion
http://www.trueactivist.com/9-reasons-to-shop-second-hand/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/goodwill-workers-disabilities-low-wage_n_3478013.html
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