Who benefits from Fair Trade?
We all do. Most importantly, Fair Trade enables producers in the poorest communities of the world to work their way out of poverty, and look forward to a more positive future for themselves, their families and their communities. For consumers in the UK, they know that buying Fair Trade products means that they are an active part of the solution of world poverty, and are helping to send a strong message to multinational companies to re-think their trading policies in the developing world. Fair Trade is not just about paying a fair price and meeting the legal standards on working conditions – it’s a different way of doing business – it’s a partnership that we can all benefit from.
