by Martha Del Río | Mar 23, 2017
By Stefania Sellitti, Martha Del Río, and Natalia Gutiérrez Since its beginning in the 20th century, the entire Fair Trade movement has been organized under a single labeling organization, known as Fair Trade International. After diverging from Fair Trade...
by Martha Del Río | Sep 28, 2016
By Martha del Rio, Stefania Sellitti, Natalia Gutiérrez Fairtrade, FT, is a social movement that aims to connect disadvantaged producers and consumers, promote fairer trading conditions and empower producers to combat poverty, strengthen their position, and take more...
by Martha Del Río | Dec 10, 2015
Traditionally, the Fairtrade certification system has been organized under a single global umbrella the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations, currently known as Fairtrade International. However in 2011, Fair Trade USA and Fairtrade International issued a joint statement...
by Martha Del Río | Mar 17, 2014
As the name states, Fair Trade for All (FT4ALL), a new certification developed by Fair Trade USA (FTUSA), is an innovative model to reach more farmers, farm workers, and communities. FTUSA split off from Fairtrade International (FLO) in 2011, aiming to expand Fair...
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