Does the Fair Trade Certified™ label mean that every worker in the facility that stitched it earns a living wage?
The Fair Trade label is testing the idea that a product can pay a fair wage, and when Fair Trade grows so that all the products in a factory are Fair Trade, the factory will also be paying a fair wage. This change does not happen overnight, but it will empower consumers to make a difference when they to choose to buy Fair Trade Certified™ products. For every Fair Trade Certified™ product, the company that makes it pays a Fair Trade premium to a worker-controlled fund. Then all the workers that stitched the item get a choice, to earn a cash bonus or to invest together in a community need.
