Fair trade at christmas

Chrismas is the time where shops try to encourage fair trade. As it is the holiday which involves alot of shopping, people tend to spend and seem to spend more when they know some of their money goes to a good cause. Those produces which sapport fair trade always have the fair trade foundation logo on it. The place to find alot of fair trade gifts are on websites such as: http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/. Websites such as Trade Craft work with the fair trade foundation to make sure all products are of fair trade. Anything can be found on these websites from clothes, jewellery, grocerys to houseware and holiday cards.

As well as that all produces show background infromation of where they are from, giving information of the farmer their family and their enviroment.

Examples;

The type of information they give:

Christmas Cake

"I am a housewife. I have a girl, three years old, Melreeze. The extra income means I can buy food and clothes for my daughter." - Pamela van Rooyen is a seasonal worker, harvesting grapes for Eksteenskuil Agricultural Co-operative, South Africa.
Fair Trade Fruit

Our fair trade sultanas and raisins come from the Orange River region of South Africa. The area is isolated and dry, as it is near the Kalahari Desert. Many crops are unprofitable, but farmers can get a decent income from growing grapes and drying them.

http://www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/p-9713-traidcraft-fair-trade-iced-christmas-cake.aspx

Colourfull Santa & Reindeer

Fair Trade Producer Details Arum Dalu is a small-scale marketing organisation situated on Bali, providing fair trade outlets for many different craft groups. Our product development team has been working with these groups to maximise their unique skills to meet the demands of the British market. Arum Dalu has some local social involvement, including assisting in tsunami relief programmes.

"Working with Traidcraft has given us the opportunity to give a continuous support to our producer groups over the years and to spread the Fair Trade message to our producer groups and friends around the world."

During the holidays most things are reduced in price to encourage buyers.