PRESENTATION
This publication offers a guide to Fair Trade through the exploration
of 49 sites which include the official organizations of the movement,
alternative traders, labeling organizations, government and multilateral
bodies, NGOs and academic research across North America, Europe,
Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Guide makes no claim to be representative,
many sites being chosen for their intrinsic interest (availability
of information, documents), but it does we feel capture the breadth
and diversity of the movement and makes accessible a wealth of documentation
on the key aspects of the movement, from facts and figures to analysis
and debates.
The guide begins with a presentation of the sites of the four international
organizations, which united in the FINE (acronym based on the first
letter of each of these organizations), represent the different
components of the global movement. This is followed by a selection
of European Fair Trade sites exploring the variety of Fair Trade
experiences by country and by type of trade (labeled/mainstream
and alternative trading circuits integrated from producer groups
to dedicated outlets). It also spans traditional and new style fair
traders, examples of Government support, leading NGOs and broad
movement coalitions.
The third section is devoted to North America (the US and Canada)
where Fair Trade has experienced remarkable growth over the last
few years. The sites chosen provide a rich documentation of the
market and movement features of Fair Trade, involving student campaigns
and a variety of coalitions, for many of which Fair Trade is a reply
to the promotion of Free Trade Areas. In this bloc we have included
a number of academic sites whose research is now providing an important
complement to the Fair Trade movement.
The following section provides a sample of developing country sites
focusing on the promotion of Regional Fair Trade circuits and National
Fair Trade initiatives in developing countries. These sites also
offer an important insight into the way in which developing countries
are participating in the global Fair Trade organizations and into
the way in which Fair Trade is being discussed and negotiated in
these countries.
The guide concludes with a brief international section focusing
on the United Nations Trade Conference (UNCTAD) which has developed
a significant dialogue with the organizations which make up the
Fair Trade movement. It also includes the CIAT site which shows
how the issue of Fair Trade is now being considered within key international
public research networks. The final site, the World Fair Trade day,
appropriately captures the current global reach of the Fair Trade
movement
We hope internet browsers will find this Guide a useful introduction
to the Fair Trade movement and welcome feedback with information
on sites which could profitably be included in future editions of
this Guide.
Bernardo Sorj
Director
The Edelstein Center for Social Research
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INDICE
THE FINE ASSOCIATION
FLO, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
International
IFAT: The International Fair trade Association
NEWS! - The Network of European Worldshops
EFTA: European Fair Trade Association
EUROPE
ALTER ECO: Commerce Équitable
ASSOCIATION MAX HAVELAAR FRANCE
ARTISANS DU MONDE
CTM ALTROMERCATO CONSORTIUM
DFID: The Department for International Development
ESPANICA COMERCIO JUSTO
EQUITERRE
FTF: Fair Trade Foundation
GEPA 3: Fair Handelshaus
IDEAS : Iniciativas de Economía Alternativa
y Solidaria
INTERMÓN OXFAM
OXFAM GB
MAKE TRADE FAIR: Campaigning OXFAM
MAX HAVELAAR: Belgique
MAX HAVELAAR: The Netherlands
MAX HAVELAAR FOUNDATION: Switzerland
PFCE : Plate-Forme Pour le Commerce Équitable
SOLIDAR MONDE
NORTH AMERICA
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY: The Center
for Fair and Alternative Trade Studies
CO-OP AMERICA: Economic Action for Justice
Planet
CRSDD UQAM: Chaire de Responsabilité
Sociale et de Développement Durable
CRISES: Centre de Recherche sur les Innovations
Sociales
CRS: Catholic Relief Services
CTC: Citizens Trade Campaign
FFTC: Florida Fair Trade Coalition
FTF: Fair Trade Federation
FAIR TRADE RESOURCE NETWORK:
The Alternative that Works
GLOBAL EXCHANGE: Building People-to-People
Ties
OCA: Organics Consumer Association
TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES: Fairly Traded
Handicraft from around the world
TRANSFAIR USA
USFT: United Students for Fair Trade International
ASIA/AFRICA/LATIN AMERICA
ASHA HANDICRAFTS
AFTF: Asia Fair Trade Forum
BRAC-AARONG
COFTA: Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa
Comercio Justo Mexico
ECOTA Fair Trade Forum
FACES DO BRASIL: Por um Comércio Ético
e Solidário
IFFAD: International Foundation for Fairtrade
and Development
IRFT: International Resources for Fairer Trade
RELACC: Red Latinoamericana de Comercialización
Comunitaria
INTERNATIONAL
CIAT: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development
WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY
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