What’s Fairtrade? Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.
By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade tackles the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the most vulnerable. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives.
With Fairtrade you have the power to change the world every day. With simple shopping choices you can get farmers a better deal. And that means they can make their own decisions, control their future and lead the dignified life everyone deserves.
For lots more information see https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what-is-fairtrade/
Fairtrade fortnight runs from 22nd February to 7 March 2021. The Fairtrade Foundation are highlighting the challenges that climate change brings to farmers and workers in the communities Fairtrade works with. More information about what you can do is available here: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight/
Why not have a look at some of the stories of farmers affected by climate change https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/choose-the-world-you-want/storytelling-tent/ and find out more about the Fairtrade fight against the climate crisis here: https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-and-climate-justice/