Fairtrade
Fair trade ensures better prices and decent working conditions for farmers and workers in the developing world. It rebalances conventional trade, with fairly traded products benefiting their producers. However, products produced under fair trade conditions need to be available to the consumer at comparative prices. The Government should campaign for lower, or no, EU tariffs for fairly traded products and a change in international trade rules to create favourable tariff regimes for sustainably produced products. It should end VAT for all fairly traded products as an intermediate measure.
Latest articles on Fairtrade
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Event: 17 May, Co-operatives and Fairtrade in Plymouth (15 May 2012)
Plymouth and South West Co-operative Party invite you to a special celebration of Co-operatives and Fair Trade Thursday 17th May, 7.30pm – Plymouth Council Chamber Civic Centre, Plymouth Chaired by Peter Chave with Councillor Tudor Evans the new Labour and Co-operative Leader of Plymouth City Council speaking on plans for Plymouth as a Co-operative Council Alex Baker of the [...]
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MPs support Fairtrade Fortnight (and sample a little Fairtrade chocolate) (1 Mar 2012)
Yesterday saw Labour MPs flock to Committee Room 11 to celebrate the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. At an event hosted by the Co-operative Party and chaired by Gareth Thomas MP with the support of Divine Chocolate and the Fairtrade Foundation, Labour MPs welcomed two Fairtrade olive oil producers from Palestine and the Managing Director of [...]
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Take a Step for Fairtrade Fortnight (24 Feb 2012)
Fairtrade Fortnight starts on 27 February. This year’s campaign is ‘Take a Step’ for Fairtrade, calling on people in the UK to engage with the Fairtrade Foundation’s vision of an even bigger movement for positive change on unfair trade, including making the switch to buying Fairtrade. In a new development from past campaigns, Fairtrade Fortnight in [...]
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Championing Fairtrade in 2012 and beyond (31 Aug 2011)
As we prepare to launch the Co-operative Party’s manifesto for the 2012 London elections, Malcolm Clark of Fairtrade London makes his pitch for how the Mayor can help make a difference. Whichever borough we hail from, we are not alone in wanting to see an ethical London. Since 2003, thousands of Londoners have worked locally [...]
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London manifesto: Ethical London (20 Jul 2011)
The Co-operative Party is consulting on its manifesto for the 2012 Greater London Authority elections. We would welcome your ideas and suggestions – please use the comment section below to let us know what you think. The Co-operative Party has been a champion for Fairtrade and trade justice in London. More broadly, the co-operative movement [...]
