Fashion Fair Foundation

Many people are now familiar with the Fairtrade Foundation and how they managed to help thousands of disadvantaged workers in third world countries. It was the case, that farmers and workers in the fashion and food industry has received a pay and poor working conditions. Now, if thanks to the increased awareness of the plight of the farmer that they receive fair wages and better working environment and in their host communities.

Clothes and food are both familiar matters affecting trade fair, but there are many other areas where we could do well by buying fair trade, as opposed to other products. Some key areas that are known to have a fair trade alternative that we have to buy to help support the cause.

Fair Trade Coffee

This was one of the first fair trade items to put in place in the UK, we drink lots of coffee in the West (mainly thanks to the influx of coffee chains) so it is important that we buy companies fair trade to ensure that farmers receive fair wages and enjoy success in cafes do.

The Fair Trade Jewelry

A lot of jewelry will have an influence from the countries that fair trade initiatives advantages such as South America, it is only fair that we receive jewelry authentic and that creators receive fair wages for their work . Not only that, but it will ensure that artists get a good salary level of their art, encouraging them to continue to make beautiful pieces and exotic for us to wear.

Fair Trade Chocolate

Chocolate comes from cocoa beans that is similar to a coffee bean that also benefits from fair trade schemes too. Chocolate used to be quite fair on prices at first, partly because they are relatively new and companies were not willing to lower the price, but now they are falling in price. Prices are now so favorable that many bars of plain chocolate and now familiar with fair trade chocolate, such as Cadbury's Dairy Milk.

Cosmetics Trade Fair

Beauty products and products like shampoos, shower gels and soaps are often made in third world countries too. Many of these new products are organic, so they do not contain harmful chemicals and artificial products that have been tested on animals. Many people have strong feelings about these issues and whether it is worthwhile to buy these products, as opposed to other harmful products of unfair trade.