Survey: Do You Buy Fair Trade?
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto 
on 05. 9.08
Bonnie writes "There are so many communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America that are benefiting from the [Fair Trade] movement's commitment to paying a living wage by teaching people to create products that are useful, use local materials, and do not have a negative impact on the environment." But there is often a price to be paid, as it costs more to grow cocoa or coffee without chemicals and to pay people properly.
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