Is+It+Fair?



People sometimes say that nothing is fair, but in our growing global economy we need to ensure that individuals are being given what they need in order to survive and even thrive. Research question: To What extent does the manufacture/production of this product benefit various stakeholders? = **Due:** =

**__Fair trade is defined as follows:__**

Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, chocolate and flowers.

Fair trade’s strategic intent is to work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability. It also aims to allow them to become greater stakeholders in their own organizations as well as play a wider role in international trade. Fair trade proponents include a number of international development aid, social, religious, and environmental organizations such as Christian Aid, SERRV International, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Catholic Relief Services, and Caritas International.

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Fair trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, which seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers.

Your task for this assignment is: __**Step 1**__ Choose a product and then research the following: ==Keep in mind that your product could be more of a product manufactured in a developing country. This will change the nature of some of your questions. Maybe you are looking more at poor labor conditions than unfair pay. Maybe you find that your product is not really unfair at all. So what then?==
 * Where is it made/produced?
 * What does the production chain look like?
 * Under what conditions is the work done?
 * How many people are involved in its creation/cultivation?
 * Who does all the work to make the product?
 * Who makes all the money?
 * How much money does the product generate in the local economy? What about the global economy?
 * What is the social, political, and economic impacts of the product on the society?
 * What impact does it have globally?

__**Step 2**__
 * After reviewing the situation, you must make a fair trade recommendation by answering the question: How could this product be made a fair trade product?
 * Your recommendation must contain specific social and economic changes required in order to ensure the product becomes a fair trade product.

or if your product is a model of Fair and Ethical Trade then how can this model be promoted and made a standard.
 * After reviewing the situation, if your product is a model of Fair and Ethical Trade then how can this model be promoted and made a standard?
 * Your recommendation must contain specific social and economic changes required in order to ensure the product becomes a fair trade product.

You are to put your findings in a report using the given format. It must include a proper works cited: Is it Fair? report format

This assignment will be assessed upon criterion B,C, and D __**Some More Sources:**__ [] [|http://fairtradefederation.org] [|http://www.fairtrade.org.uk] [|http://transfairusa.org] [|http://www.fairtraderesource.org] = =