http://www.oneworldflowers.org/news-events A blog about fair trade flowers Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.oneworldflowers.org/news-events/uncategorized/what-is-fair-trade/ http://www.oneworldflowers.org/news-events/uncategorized/what-is-fair-trade/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:45:30 +0000 One World Flowers http://www.oneworldflowers.org/news-events/?p=11 About 80% of the cut flowers sold in the U.S. are grown outside of the country. Workers on these farms are often cheated out of salaries, abused, and taken advantage of by their employers to keep costs low. Fair Trade Certification is a guarantee that the farms will receive a fair price for their flowers, workers are paid and treated properly, and the environment is cared for. Because of Fair Trade, communities can reap the benefits of global trade while building sustainable social, economic, and environmental business practices.

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