Lesson four:Investigating fairtrade

Trade is global: countries import and export goods to and from other countries. Supply chains are global: manufactured goods go through stages of production that occur at different locations around the globe.

Recap: Global Trade

Globe © Steve Cadman, Flickr

Global trade links countries through exchanges

More developed countries:

-Higher average income and lower levels of poverty.

-Higher average quality living conditions and

services such as education.

E.g. USA, UK, Denmark, Sweden.

Secondary and often tertiary stages of supply chain (manufacturing,

transportation and retail).

More developed countries:

-Higher average income and lower levels of poverty.

-Higher average quality living conditions and

services such as education.

E.g. USA, UK, Denmark, Sweden.

Secondary and often tertiary stages of supply chain (manufacturing,

transportation and retail).

Less developed countries:

-Lower average income and higher levels of poverty.-Poorer average living

conditions and services such as education and healthcare.

E.g. Malawi, Peru, Ecuador, Ethiopia.

Primary stages of production (farming, extraction) often

take place in these locations.

Less developed countries:

-Lower average income and higher levels of poverty.-Poorer average living

conditions and services such as education and healthcare.

E.g. Malawi, Peru, Ecuador, Ethiopia.

Primary stages of production (farming, extraction) often

take place in these locations.

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What is fairtrade?

Trade between companies in more developed countries and producers in less developed countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers.

Watch the video on fairtrade

Fairtrade: What is it all about?

“Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers.

It’s about supporting the development of thriving farming and worker communities that have more control over their futures and protecting the environment in which they live and work”.

- The Fairtrade Foundation

Source: Wikipedia

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Protects workers’ rights and working conditions, keeping them safe and healthy.

Benefits and empowers marginalized communities in developing countries.

Helps producers help themselves out of poverty through global trade: selling their products to large companies and other countries at fair prices.

Ensures workers receive a fair price for their work and product that is stable.

Fairtrade Premium: Money given to producers which they choose to invest in business or community projects such as schools, transport and healthcare.

Can you remember any other items you can buy fairtrade from the homework research task?

Comparing the amount of fairtrade products produced

Source: Fairtrade international, Annual Report 2012

Go to the Fairtrade foundation website to discover other items you can buy fairtrade: www.fairtrade.org.uk/en/buying-fairtrade

Bananas are the item that is most commonly fairtrade but lots of other items can be bought fairtrade too, including some you wouldn’t expect like footballs!

Where are fairtrade producers located?

Go to the Fairtrade Foundation website to explore the world map of fairtrade producers

Fairtrade prices

What does the bar chart tell us about the price we pay in shops for fairtrade products?

Main Activity: Why Pay More?

Why pay more?

Create a poster explaining

why it might be worth paying a

Little bit more for fairtrade

products.

Illustrate your poster with fairtrade products and link their source to the correct location on the map using the information on the next slide.

Where do fairtrade products come from?

Gold for jewellery is mined in Peru Cocoa beans for chocolate are grown in

Venezuela Beauty Products are made with cocoa butter

from Ghana Flowers are grown in Ecuador BalaSport Footballs manufactured in

PakistanTo learn more about where these fairtrade products come from visit the

Fairtrade foundation website

Plenary: Share your posters

Discuss:What are the positive impacts on the working communities in other countries when we purchase fairtrade items? When we are purchasing items in our shops should we try to understand why an item may be cheaper or more expensive?

Think global: choices we make in the UK can

help improve the lives of people in other countries.