August 25, 2015
Wales Fair Trade Fair Moves Forward – celebrating diversity and inclusion
This year’s 9th annual Wales Fair Trade Fair is in Brecon Guild Hall on Saturday 3rd October and Abergavenny Market Hall and Borough Theatre on Sunday 4th. October…
September 18, 2014
Schools in Wales switch to Fairtrade
At the start of the new school term, young people in Wales, the world’s 1st Fair Trade Nation, have started to “Switch their school uniforms to Fairtrade”.
April 23, 2014
Rana Plaza, Bangladesh – A Year On #fashionrevolution
We all took a sharp intake of breath when news broke about the collapse of a building in Bangladesh on April 24th 2013. A building that contained thousands of workers who earn less than £1 per day, upon who we rely to make our clothes. 1138 people died that day and more than 2500 were [...]
December 9, 2013
Child Labour and Fairtrade in Pakistan
Pakistan is a very important country in South Asia. The population is believed to be around 190 million where 12 million children are reported to work in agriculture, garage work, hotels, the carpet industry, the bangle-making industry, cement, deep sea fishing etc. UNICEF estimates that 250,000 children work in brick kilns. Protection of the Rights [...]
May 1, 2013
My Fair Trade Internship
My name is Camille and I am currently an intern with Fair Trade Wales. I come from Nantes in France and I need to complete an internship as part of my course at IDRAC Business School.
March 10, 2012
Pupils meet producers
Yesterday saw a Fairtrade Fortnight event held at Fair Do’s where I, and a number of school pupils, got the chance to meet Mrunal Lahankar.
