Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Featured, Global Exchange Store Updates on 1st May, 2012 | No Comments
This Mother’s Day (which is Sunday May 13th in case it slipped your mind:) the folks here at Global Exchange are making it super easy for you to shower your Mom with Fair Trade love.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups on 30th April, 2012 | No Comments
This month in our Fair Trade Roundup, find out where to find unique Fair Trade Mother’s Day gifts, the latest on World Fair Trade Day, and key bits of Fair Trade-related news.
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Posted by Alex Cole-Weiss in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Store Updates on 18th April, 2012 | No Comments
In honor of Earth Day, the Global Exchange Fair Trade stores are excited to offer a special giveaway. Find out about that plus why planting a tree is not enough to call it an (Earth) day.
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 17th April, 2012 | No Comments
This Easter season children around the Bay Area sent postcards to the Hershey Corporation asking Hershey to make sure its Cadbury brand Easter chocolates are not produced using child labor. Check out some of the results and learn, why Hershey?
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Posted by Admin in Fair Trade News & Views, Guest Posts on 10th April, 2012 | 13 Comments
The following is a guest post by Jacob Schmalzle. Read about Asian factories outsourcing to cheaper African labor markets as the “last frontier”, and where Fair Trade business fits into the pricing conversation.
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Posted by Zarah Patriana in Fair Trade News & Views on 2nd April, 2012 | 3 Comments
After extensive discussions with various stakeholders in the U.S., Fairtrade International has announced it will be launching new operations in the U.S.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Fair Trade Roundups on 13th March, 2012 | No Comments
This month in our Fair Trade Roundup, you’ll read about two contests happening where YOU nominate Fair Traders doing great work so they can receive the recognition they deserve. You’ll also find out about a 15 day “Fair Trade Adventure to Sri Lanka” giveaway, plus the latest on World Fair Trade Day 2012 and a whole lot more.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 15th February, 2012 | 7 Comments
Yesterday eighth grader Jasper and fellow activists delivered more than 500 Valentines made by kids for the members of the Hershey Trust. Well, Hershey got another Valentine’s Day surprise, this one from the west coast the day before.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 14th February, 2012 | No Comments
Student Delivers More Than 16,000 Petition Signatures and Valentines to Hershey’s School Trust on Behalf of Children Harvesting Cocoa in West Africa.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Fair Trade News & Views, Global Exchange Fair Trade Campaign on 8th February, 2012 | 1 Comment
Valentine’s Day is a major chocolate buying holiday, but gifts for your sweetheart should not come at the expense of worker rights. Forced labor, child labor and trafficking continue in the cocoa industry in West Africa. Here’s how YOU can make a difference!
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