Fair Trade: Very Useful Websites

FAIR TRADE: VERY USEFUL WEBSITES

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FAIRTRADE LABELLING ORGANISATION (FLO) NETWORK

Links to the FLO producer networks are given below. See Map for list and links of the 19 member countries of the
labeling initiatives and the three marketing organizations.

FLO Producer Networks:

FLO Associate Members:

FAIR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

FAIR TRADE FEDERATION (FTF)

Incorporated in 1994, the FTF is an active member of the WFTO. It is the trade association that strengthens and
promotes North American organizations 100 percent committed to Fair Trade.
See Facts and Figures of the global Fair Trade market.

FAIR TRADE USA

FT/USA – formerly known as TransFair USA – is a non-profit organization and the leading third-party certifier of
Fair Trade products in the USA. The organization audits and certifies transactions between US companies and
their international suppliers.
The US Fair Trade Certified Label, shown at top left, differs from that used by other WFTO members.

FAIR TRADE RESOURCE NETWORK (FTRN)

Founded in 1999, the FTRN is a non-profit organization that seeks to build a more just and sustainable world by
gathering, developing, and disseminating educational resources about Fair Trade.
Check FTRN Publications for Books, Webinars, Power Point Show, and other publications.

FAIR TRADE ORGANIZATIONS IN EUROPE

DUTCH ASSOCIATION OF WORLD SHOPS (DAWS)

The first Dutch World Shop (Wereldwinkel) opened in 1969 in Breukelen in the province of Utrecht. Today, world
shops in the Netherlands number close to 400 with over 12,000 volunteers across the country.
DAWS is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).
Help artisans and small producers in poor countries improve their income through selling their products.

EUROPEAN FAIR TRADE ASSOCIATION (EFTA)

An association of ten Fair Trade importers in nine European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
After its informal beginning in 1987 by some of the oldest and largest Fair Trade importers, the association gained
formal status in 1990.

FAIR TRADE FACTS AND FIGURES

Challenge and Opportunity Annual Review 2010-2011, Fairtrade International, Germany

Fair Trade: A Success Story for Producers and Consumers
by Mark Boonman et.al., prepared on behalf of the Dutch Association of Worldshops (DAWS), published by the
European Fair Trade Association (EFTA), 2010. 74.125.156.82

Fair Trade: Facts and Figures, Fair Trade Federation, USA

Report on Trends in North America Fair Trade Market, Fair Trade Federation, March 2009, USA

WFTO Annual Report 2010

WHERE TO BUY FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS

Online Fair Trade Shops

Where to Buy Fair Trade, Fair Trade Resource Network

HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN FAIR TRADE

United Students for Fair Trade

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The Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO), with headquarters in Germany, is part of the network of
Fair Trade organizations – including the WFTO – that works together to promote fairer trade. Their 25
members worldwide produce or promote products that carry the Fairtrade Certification Mark (shown on
the left). These members include three producer networks, 19 labeling initiatives, and three marketing
organizations, and two associate members.