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Fairtrade Fortnight 2020

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Fairtrade Fortnight is back! Monday 24 February – Sunday 8 March 2020. Each year Fairtrade Fortnight gives people across the UK the opportunity to celebrate Fairtrade achievements and learn more about the difference that Fairtrade makes. In 2020 we will continue our mission to ensure that all farmers are paid fairly for their work and [...]

Fair Trade Nation

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On June 6th 2008 Wales made history and became the first ever Fair Trade Nation. This year we celebrate its fifth anniversary!

What is Fair Trade?

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Coffee Farmer in Uganda

Fair Trade provides opportunities for community development, education and health projects, human rights and respect for the environment.

Fairness In Business

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Do you want to change the world? Your workplace could be making a difference to people’s lives by switching to Fairtrade.  With every Fairtrade purchase; from every cup of tea and every spoonful of sugar you can make a difference. Fairtrade is a global movement for trade justice, and when a product carries the Fairtrade mark, you [...]

Schools

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There are many ways to bring Fair Trade into your school from educational activities in the classroom to fun events that involve the whole community. Get involved and be a part of the world’s first Fair Trade Nation!

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Take a look at the variety of events taking place across the Fair Trade Nation.

Latest News

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June 5, 2020

Wales celebrates anniversary of being declared a Fair Trade Nation

Fair Trade Wales, with the support of community groups, are marking the anniversary of when Wales’ became a Fair Trade Nation.  On the 6th of June 2008, Wales became the world’s first Fair Trade Nation. Today, Fair Trade Wales, the organisation representing the Fair Trade movement in Wales, alongside its community groups will be marking [...]

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May 19, 2020

COVID-19 – Protecting and providing

After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global pandemic for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on March 11th governments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean started to implement preventive measures to stop the spread of the virus. Ecuador´s government declared a health emergency for 60 days to prevent a massive spread of the virus [...]

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May 9, 2020

World Fair Trade Day: Let’s meet Fair Do’s

This World Fair Trade Day (May 9) we focus on the World Fair Trade Organisation’s (WFTO) vision of  “Planet Fair Trade: Enterprises for the new economy” and talk to Jan Tucker from Fair Do’s in Cardiff, a shop in the heart of the community in Canton. Fair Do’s moved to its current location in 1998 and [...]

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April 28, 2020

New message to our supporters

In our latest update on our response to Covid 19, we look at what we are doing here in Fair Trade Wales and how you can join in by continuing to campaign, through our global connections and by having fun. Read our last update. Continuing to campaign We’re ready for Fashion Revolution week which is [...]

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