Fair Trade is a distraction, not a solution
I've always said this, and found it funny when people came into the cafe and refused to buy non Fair Trade coffees. I respect their intention, but a little bit of education goes a long way.
"Fair Trade's demand of exclusivity from schools etc. can damage other social labelling initiatives such as the Rainforest Alliance. Other such labelling initiatives often provide environmental and social benefits in a more direct way."
"Fair Trade's consumers are given the impression that Fair Trade guarantees the price paid to producers. It does not however, guarantee the quantity of produce that will be bought. Fair Trade has never been tested in adverse market conditions – the very conditions in which it is designed to help producers."
"Fair Trade's requirements and the administrative burdens it imposes on poor producers often better reflect the prejudices of western consumers than the real needs of poor producers."
Read: New research finds Fair Trade is a distraction, not a solution
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