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Millions of families in developing countries don't get a fair share of the wealth created by their own skill and effort and the resources of their land. This is largely because of the way international trade is controlled by a few countries. It's a system which is both unjust, and a major cause of continuing world poverty.
Fair Trade aims to give disadvantaged small producers and workers more control over their own lives. It addresses the injustice of insufficient income for a decent living and insufficient market access by guaranteeing that producers receive fair terms of trade and fair prices or wages – however unfair the conventional market is.
Fair Trade is a commercial "partnership that aims at a sustainable development for producers that are either excluded or disadvantaged. It attempts to do this by proposing better trading terms for producers, through education to consumers to increase awareness and by advocacy"
Fair Trade ensures that the producers:
- can look forward to receiving a fair price for their skill and effort and the crops they produce without being exploited
- can get access to credit at reasonable rates
- can look forward to a long-term relationship that is a real partnership on both sides, taking into account their interests, not just the interests of those buying their products. That means they know they can plan for the future.
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