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Journey for Fair Trade: April 2011
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Journey for Fair Trade. Friday, April 22, 2011. Starting a Malaysian Fair Trade Initiative! Don't Just Be the Change. You wish to see in the world,. Be a Catalyst for Social Change! If you are interested in bringing positive Social Change to Malaysia, I would like to invite you to join us in starting a. Malaysian Fair Trade Initiative! For universal human rights, women's rights, child rights, labour rights, and which incorporates environmentally sound practices. Contact me on facebook. I arrived in Kuala...
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Journey for Fair Trade: What is Fair Trade and Why is it Important?
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Journey for Fair Trade. What is Fair Trade and Why is it Important? In every developing country that has embraced the free market economy and entered the World Trade Organization. One of the most notable ways in which rural communities are harmed in entering the free market economy is the removal of state protections of the agricultural sector and state sponsored industries. Here is how it works:. The low prices crafts-persons receive for handicraft products are dictated by outside agents and there is no...
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Journey for Fair Trade: May 2011
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Journey for Fair Trade. Wednesday, May 25, 2011. From Principles to Practices - Part I. Whether a Fair Trade Organization works directly with a producer group; supports the group through capacity building and skills training; links a producer group to local, national, regional or international market. Over the past few weeks I have been in Hanoi, Vietnam, to do just that - I. Have been contributing to improve and to simplify the Code of Business and the questionnaire of Helvetas Fair Trade Shop. Will con...
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Journey for Fair Trade: March 2012
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Journey for Fair Trade. Thursday, March 8, 2012. International Women's Day: Gender Equity and Non-Discrimination. The Global Fair Trade Movement is founded on principles which can be viewed as a living document; a "life-form" that evolves and progresses with time. As members we are enabled to keep our movement relevant by periodically reflecting upon and revisiting these principles. In June of 2011,. Recognizing the importance of cultural influences,. However, can we improve upon this single sentence; ca...
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Journey for Fair Trade: 2005 Journey - Laos & a Bump in the Road
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Journey for Fair Trade. 2005 Journey - Laos and a Bump in the Road. Newsletter 3: A Long Trek into Laos. May 2, 2005. Hello Once Again,. It took me a moment to realize this and we both started laughing as we drove back towards the Thai border. I spoke with them about their plans to work with the local community in producing handicrafts for export, but it is only in the idea stage as of yet and nothing that they felt was really marketable in the west. Loaded with soybeans crossed into China. To out ma...
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Journey for Fair Trade: November 2011
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Journey for Fair Trade. Thursday, November 17, 2011. Fair Trade Celebrates Human Rights Day on December 10th, 2011! As a global movement we all agree Fair Trade aims to Empower. Disadvantaged producers and their communities. Our shared principles reflect business. Human Rights and the internationally recognized conventions of the International Labour Organization (Read A Rights-Based Approach to Fair Trade: Human Rights Framework. To integrate a Rights-Based Approach is to strengthen our trade partners n...
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Journey for Fair Trade: December 2011
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Journey for Fair Trade. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Bloomberg News Falsely Accuses Fairtrade of Child Labour. On December 15th, 2011, Bloomberg Markets Magazine published a. Story depicting the life of a 13-year-old girl,. Clarisse's case special is that she was supposedly labouring on. A Fairtrade International certified farm. Radio Host,. Michelle Block of National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States opened an. Interview with Cam Simpson, the Bloomberg reporter who uncovered the scandal:. Simpson...
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Journey for Fair Trade: February 2012
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Journey for Fair Trade. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Human Trafficking - A Survivor's Story. In 2005, I had volunteered with the Vietnam Handicraft Research and Promotion Center ( http:/ www.hrpc.com.vn/. On an Oxfam Quebec project in Hanoi, Quang Ninh and Ha Giang provinces. The project aimed to reintegrate survivors of human trafficking through skills training in handicraft production. Working with survivors gave me an opportunity to hear their stories. Of pain, betrayal, shame, and rejection. Approache...
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Journey for Fair Trade: 2005 Journey - Going on a Journey & Thailand
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Journey for Fair Trade. 2005 Journey - Going on a Journey and Thailand. Newsletter 1: Preparation for a Journey. As many of you know, I have expressed my wish to depart the US and assist in the tsunami relief that devastated the lives of so many so quickly. After a multitude of inquiries and offers to volunteer my services, I found that many relief organizations are not taking volunteers, even if we pay our own way. And "How does Fair Trade look from the perspective of those who it is intended to benefit?
