{"id":4786,"date":"2013-05-11T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T20:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ethicalsuperstore.com\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2013-05-11T21:38:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T20:38:10","slug":"worl-fair-trade-day-what-are-we-doing-to-make-the-world-a-better-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/fair-trade\/worl-fair-trade-day-what-are-we-doing-to-make-the-world-a-better-place\/","title":{"rendered":"World Fair Trade Day – What are we doing to make the world a better place?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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11th May 2013 is World Fair Trade Day<\/p><\/div>\n

Today is World Fair Trade Day \u2013 a day when we celebrate the contribution that fair trade producers, importers, retailers and consumers are making to changing the very rules of trade. Rules which are stacked against the poorest people around the world. Rules that often leave them in abject poverty despite working long hours, in sometimes terrible conditions. Fair Trade seeks to redress that imbalance. Fair Trade is a movement to empower those who have little power in the world’s supply chains.<\/p>\n

The terrible tragedy that occurred just outside Dhaka in Bangladesh reminds us of what happens when we put cheap prices ahead of treating people with dignity and respect. With more than 1000 people now confirmed dead, it is difficult to comprehend that there is a direct link between our cheap cloths and this unprecedented tragedy. While many bigger businesses now need to give serious and urgent consideration to their supply chains, you can buy confidently from fair trade suppliers knowing that they already are putting\u00a0people first.<\/p>\n

So what are we going to do from today onwards to make the world a fairer place?<\/strong>
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\nWhy not buy commit to switching one product you buy to a fair trade alternative?<\/p>\n