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February 24th, 2010 |
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Fair Trade is a market-based system. This means that Fair Trade Certified products utilize the same rules of supply and demand as any other product. The men and women that make Fair Trade Certified products work hard to receive a fair wage, and Fair Trade ensures that they receive these fair wages*. Fair Trade Certified producers are also empowered by the Fair Trade system to form cooperatives that enable them to create sustainable working and living conditions within their communities. Through these democratic cooperatives, producers are able to make sound economic decisions as a democratic group, deciding, for example, where to invest money in order to better their products and their communities. The cooperatives also allow producers to receive benefits they might not otherwise receive, such as scholarships to send their children to school, access to medical clinics, and credit to invest in their futures.
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