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Quick Stats:

  • If everyone in America bought just one Fair Trade item a year, ONE MILLION families would be out of poverty for a year!

  • Most of the world lives on less than a dollar a day, Fair Trade is trying to get people to $2.50 a day.

  • Before 2000, 56% of the clothing worn in US was made in the US. Today, less than 2% is made in the US.

Ensure the Rights of Children

PRINCIPLE: Fair trade means that all children have the right to security, education, and play. Throughout the trading chain, FTF Members respect and support the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as local laws and social norms. Members disclose the involvement of children in production, and recognize that individuals often pass down their skillsets and traditions through generations, so there may be circumstances in which children are involved in production. Members have open communication with suppliers/producers about ways children may be involved and ensure that this does not conflict with educational opportunities when this occurs. Members do not support or in any way enable child trafficking or exploitative child labor.