Fair Trade

Fair Trade is a movement to reform the world's current trading practices that often marginalize the poor. The intent is to provide alternatives to goods manufactured with slave labor, child labor, in dangerous workplaces or in sweatshops. Fair Trade seeks to achieve solidarity with the marginalized in society by trading on terms that respect all human lives.

It works by certifying producers of goods through the Fairtrade Labeling Organization, who then sell products with the Fairtrade label. Consumers can recognize Fairtrade goods based on this label, and buy them knowing they were produced through a partnership that gives the marginalized a voice and a brighter future.

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Several corporations promote Fair Trade, most notably Starbucks. Many, however, do not. Despite U.S. State Department, UNICEF, and International Labor Organization reports of forced child labor being practiced on the Ivory Coast in Africa, M&M/Mars continues to buy cocoa produced by abusive farmers.

Tell M&M/Mars "No!" to Child Labor!

EndPovertyToday.com is leading a campaign to say "No!" to child labor. By selling Fairtrade certified chocolate we are raising money for Millennium Promise and the CRS Fair Trade fund, promoting ethical trade, helping farmers in Ghana and Nicaragua create a better future for their children and promoting the vitality of the Fair Trade movement.

Central High students can buy Fair Trade chocolate at Ms. Lessley's room (B119) or from Steve White.

Fair Trade chocolate: 420 bars
Millennium Promise Fund: $534.67
including Donations

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