Fair trade
Introduction: What is Active Citizenship? (Pg.2&3) Aims (Pg.4) Fair Trade Action Plan (Pg.5) Description of Event (Pg.6) A copy of the fair trade questionnaire (Pg.7) Pre event Questionnaire results (Pg.8&9) Survey results in bar chart: Analysis of results (Pg.10 to 13) Evaluation (Pg.14) Conclusion (Pg.15) Bibliography: A list of books and websites I used (Pg.16) This page shows a list of the books and websites I used for this course work. Books: Websites: www.uglymugcoffee.com www.citizen.org.uk www.fairtrade.org.uk On this page I explain what "Active citizen" is and say which part of the syllabus that the course work covers in my own words. Active Citizenship is taught in schools to be provoking, inspiring and actively engage with the political, social and moral issues of the world around us. It is recognized that such learning cannot be purely classroom based but also requires young people to learn through active participation and involvement in real experiences in the school and wider community. The key element of the National Curriculum is aimed at developing students' skills of participation and responsible action and this is one of them. The coursework covers Unit 3 on World Trade, including Fair Trade and Unit 1 on Rights and Responsibilities. The activity that we did was the 'Coffee Morning'
Fair Trade
What is Fair Trade? Fairtrade does what it says on the label; it guarantees a better deal to producers in the developing world. This means a stable price which covers their production costs, along with a premium that their organisation will be able to reinvest either in the business or social and environmental schemes among the wider community. Too many farmers in the developing world have to contend with fluctuating prices that may not even cover what it costs to produce their crop. So Fairtrade can make a big impact on their day-to-day life. And on their future and that of their family. The need for fair trade International trade may seem a remote issue, but when commodity prices fall dramatically it has a catastrophic impact on the lives of millions of small scale producers, forcing many into crippling debt and countless others to lose their land and their homes. Products like coffee, tea and chocolate, that we in the north have come to depend on, are produced in the warmer climates of the south. The prices paid for these commodities have not risen in real terms over the last forty years, whilst the value of fertilisers, pesticides and machinery (imported from the rich countries) has increased substantially. Consequently many of the people who grow these crops are having to work harder and longer for less money. On top of this the market price of commodities
Fair Trade
Fair Trade What is fair trade? Fair Trade is an alternative approach to conventional international trade. It is a trading partnership, which aims at sustainable development for excluded and disadvantaged producers. It seeks to do this by providing better trading conditions, by awareness raising and by campaigning. The goals of Fair Trade are: . To improve the livelihoods and well being of producers by improving market access, strengthening producer organisations, paying a better price and providing continuity in the trading relationship. 2. To promote development opportunities for disadvantaged producers, especially women and indigenous people, and to protect children from exploitation in the production process. 3. To raise awareness among consumers of the negative effects on producers of international trade so that they exercise their purchasing power positively. 4. To set an example of partnership in trade through dialogue, transparency and respect. 5. To campaign for changes in the rules and practice of conventional international trade. What is the difference between Fair Trade and Ethical Trade? Both Ethical Trade and Fair Trade aim to bring real benefits to the lives of workers in developing countries. Both seek to improve incomes and working conditions. But they differ in the groups of producers and workers they target, and in the methods used to achieve their
Fair Trade Letter
Fair Trade Letter- Central Market Dear Sir/Madam, My name is Soumya Gupta from the British School of Houston. Recently, in Geography we have been studying about Fair Trade and its many benefits. In the following paragraphs I am going to explain what fair trade is and why they should be stocked in our supermarkets. Everyday, many of your employees fill the shelves with Nestle Coffee, Chocolate and Bananas from all over the world especially Africa, but do you really know what the bananas or the coco farmers have been through? The banana farmers work very hard everyday in the heat only to come home to a small mud hut. Banana farming isn't easy, you have to be able to distinguish between ripe bananas and unripe bananas and you have to be willing to risk your life to climb the tree and cutting through the tough wood which binds the bananas to the trees and this requires strong muscles. After all this hard work you would expect to get a good price for money but in-fact they get a very small wage and the shipping companies charge them a lot of tariff so they can't ship their own bananas. The small pay isn't enough for the children to go to school so they don't get an education and have to work on the family farm. This is child slavery and some of the children are beaten and the wounds don't heal properly as there isn't enough money to visit the doctor or pay for medicine.
Is Free Trade Fair Trade
Is Free Trade Fair Trade McConnel and Brue define free trade as "the absence of artificial (government imposed) barriers to trade among individuals and firms in different nations".1 Free trade has long been thought as the desirable model of trade that brings about prosperity to nations practicing it. However, I beg to differ and believe that free trade does not materialize its theoretical promises. Critical analysis of free trade theory reveals that free trade is anything but fair trade. I have attempted to analyze the classical and neoclassical models of free trade theory and identify inherent problems within the very concept of free trade. Careful analysis reveals that when applied to the contemporary world economy, the very postulates of these theories favor developed countries over the developing countries. David Ricardo has showed that relative cost difference is an important determinant of the theory of international trade. He founded the principle of comparative advantage, which suggests that under competitive forces, countries will ultimately produce goods, which provide them comparative advantage in terms of cost.2 This serves as the classical approach towards free trade and implies that countries should specialize in producing those commodities in which they possess a relative cost advantage. They will be more productive in making these goods and can trade them
Globalisation: fair trade
In 1949 President Truman addressed the citizens of the United States of America saying; "More than half the people in this world are living in conditions approaching misery. Their poverty is a handicap and a threat both to them and to more prosperous areas. ... What we envisage is a program of development based on the concepts of democratic fair dealing..." (Kiely 1998, p25). However 61 years on 20,000 people a day are dying from the effects of hunger, studies have shown that in developing countries there are 790 million hungry people (Madely, 2000). Quite frankly this is unacceptable. So why is that countries that have millions of starving people are exporting food to countries that are witnessing epidemic rates of obesity? What sort of system would allow an eight year old child to work "before light... seven days a week " (McDougall, 2010) in one part of the world, while in another another boy attends school and indulges in many luxuries the other can only dream of? In March of this year the times revealed that in Madagascar over two million children are at work on the vanilla farms in Madagascar; thus Madagascan children are forfeiting rights to education, childhood and a future, while Western children indulge in ice-cream; the system that allows this is 'free-trade'. Some argue that the capitalist system pursues profit, cheap labour and available resources
Is fair trade efficient?
Is Fair Trade Efficient & A Viable Long-Run Model? Fair trade is a movement working towards the fairer treatment of producers in less developed countries. It tries to do this by ensuring that producers are given a fairer price for their produce, and promoting sustainability by securing the rights of the producers and workers involved. The first shops that started to sell fair trade products were opened during the 1990's mainly in countries throughout Western Europe.( Fair Trade Foundation 2010 Fairtrade Foundation chronology website: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/history.aspx. 27th November 2010 ) Since then the movement has attracted the global eye of multinationals as well as developed countries. The movement tries to make people act upon their own conscience and buy products as well as to try to educate others such as friends and families so they can buy the products. One of the key points of fair trade is to try to sell the products at a fair price for producers however; this has many factors taken into consideration to get to the final price. This final price is worked out by the initial cost of production followed by the cost of living followed by the cost of other subsidiaries adding their own mark ups and finally the cost of complying with fair trade conditions. The cost of production would include things such as land labour and capital all the
Fair Trade
MALAYSIA TOURISM ASSESSMENT Location The country that I have decided to examine for my tourism assessment task is the rapidly developing, and culturally unique nation of Malaysia. Situated in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, with an area of 329,750 sq. km (127,317 sq. mi), consists of two noncontiguous areas: Peninsular Malaysia (formerly West Malaysia), on the Asian mainland, and the states of Sarawak and Sabah, known together as East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Comparatively, the area occupied by Malaysia is slightly larger than the state of New Mexico. It is bordered on the North by Thailand, on the East by the South China Sea, on the South by the Strait of Johore, and on the West by the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea. Furthermore, Malaysia shares borders with Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei, as well as maritime borders with the Philippines and Vietnam. Culture The "Culture of Malaysia" is, due to the multiracial nature of the country, constituted by a large number of different cultures. The original culture of the region however stems from the indigenous tribes who have dwelled in the Malaysian jungles for thousands of years. Furthermore substantial influences exist from Chinese and Indian culture that fused into the original cultural traditions through extensive trade and resulting immigration. Another significant influence on Malaysian culture was its
What is Fair trade?Fair trade is an organisation, which guarantees a better deal for producers in the developing world
Fair Trade What is Fair trade? Fair trade is an organisation, which guarantees a better deal for producers in the developing world. It makes sure that the farmers of the foods are paid a fair price for their produce. Fair trade ensures that the money we pay for the goods mainly goes towards the farmers and not to the supermarket owners, Europe taxes and importers. Why is Fair Trade needed? Fair trade is needed to ensure that LEDC farmers are getting paid a fair price for their goods, without this organisation the farmers would be forced into selling the goods for very low prices. What is the Fair Trade mark? This is the Fair Trade mark it is used on all fair trade products, it is the logo of Fair Trade. Look out for the FAIRTRADE Mark on packaging on a range of products such as tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, honey, biscuits, fresh fruit and juices available in most supermarkets and some independent stores. Why is the Fair Trade mark needed? The Fair Trade mark is needed so people can be guaranteed that more of the money they spend on the products will be sent to the farmers and workers of smaller poorer countries, by using the Fair Trade mark that is promised. How have Fair Trade sales gone in the UK? Fair Trade has boomed in the UK with an average £2:00 spent on Fair Trade Products every second. In 1994, the value of Fair Trade products at the
IMPACTS OF FAIR-TRADE ON COTTON BUSINESS IN UK
IMPACTS OF FAIR-TRADE ON COTTON BUSINESS IN UK By: Kamran Maqbool MALKANI . INTRODUCTION Recently, Fair-trade has got substantial popularity in world-wide trade and a significant growth has been observed in sales market that practice fair-trade. Basically, fair-trade deals with the issue of unequal trade-relationship between producer, seller and consumer. The goal of fair-trade is to provide an equal trade relation between several stake-holders of a particular business product and also provide better support to week (in terms of finance, awareness and/or capacity) producers. For example, it is achieved through linking or connecting producers and consumers directly. Fair-trade has both positive and negative effects. For example, on one hand it helps the poor and provides better living to producers, while on the other hand it puts some burden on consumers who have to pay bit more. During this decade, there is a very rapid growth in the sales of fair-trade products in Japan, America and Europe including UK. These products include, but are not limited to fair-trade bananas, coffee, and cotton. There is a lot of discussion and literature on fair-trade issues globally as well as in UK. For example Sally Smith says in one of the article "The literature suggests there may be considerable tension between the values of fair-trade and the commercial principles and practices which
