A new Fair Trade registration scheme based on the relations of production

Author(s)
McDowall, Hannah
Humphreys, John
Conlon, Jane
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2011-04-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Trade
Keywords
Development methods
Fair trade
Trade policy

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131188
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2011.543276
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Fashion, accessories, and homeware fall outside the regulations of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), which certifies mostly food products. A handful of fashion-led Fair Trade enterprises are now providing ranges of high-quality desirable products, made by workers employed in urban enterprises as well as independent producers in cooperatives. Tabeisa, an NGO involved in Fair Trade retailing, has developed a new regulatory framework which uniquely starts by defining the relations of production between all actors in the chain. This ensures that those not previously covered by existing standards are made visible and receive fair pay and conditions.
Pages
14
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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