fair trade and wfto intro
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Article 25 • Everyone has the right to a standard
of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security.
About 824 million people go hungry or have a precarious food supply; 500 million of them suffer from chronic malnutrition.
“How can we rest while so many people are hungry in the world while there is enough food for all?”
Sustainable Development Goals
8
The global FAIR TRADE definition
Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, small and marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.
Fair Trade Organizations (backed
by consumers) are engaged actively in
supporting producers, awareness raising and in campaigning for changes
in the rules and practice of conventional international
trade. by FINE 2001
The global FAIR TRADE definition
Defining the Marginalized
Fair Trade …………….. by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, small and marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.
Fair Trade
What is a Fair Trade Organization? • Income from trade • Social objectives to work with the
marginalized at the heart of the activities“commitment to improve the social and economic conditions of marginalized producers and suppliers.”
• Follow the ten principles of Fair Trade• Not based around any one product or
one product standard
WFTOGlobal coordinationfrom the Netherlands
WFTO-AsiaRegional supportfrom Thailand
FTOs75 countriesNational Fair Trade Networks
Fair Trade Organizations are able to carry the WFTO Fair Trade Organizational label for recognition in the market place.
Seoul 2014
Milan slide
Regional Conference 2016
• Bangkok, Thailand• Market focus• Promoting Fair Trade
Organizations by market segment on line to global audience
The Guarantee System (GS)
Self Assessment as the basic monitoring obligation for trading organizations.
The GS guarantees the compliance of members with the WFTO Standard.
The GS label guarantees the organization, not the product.
The emphasis is on the Internal Monitoring System the FTOs use to monitor their supply chains.
Peer visitProfile & Self Assessment
Report (SAR)
GSGuarantee
System
Monitoring Audit
Fair Trade Accountabili
ty Watch(FTAW)
Internal Monitoring
System (IMS)
Com
pone
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Ten Principles of Fair Trade
Peer visit
Monitoring Audit
SAR
Internal Monitoring System
Fair Trade Accountability
Watch(FTAW)
Networks
Provide access to knowledge and resources that are not otherwise available to the organization -(Powell & Brantely)
Common Challenges
• Consumer perception to actual • Certification/movement• PGS systems• Local / global production• How to co-construct • Relevance for the next generation
Christine GentExecutive Director
World Fair Trade Organization-Asia
[email protected] http://wfto-asia.com