1.It’s empowering- the focus moves from giving aid to empowering communities to help themselves.
2.It guarantees that no child labor is used.
3.Producers are paid a fair price that covers their living costs so that they have some security, they have long-term contracts and therefore can plan ahead
4.Producers and workers are allowed to join unions and other organizations that can protect their rights and ensure that they have fair working conditions.
5.Producers get a premium (extra money on top), which they can invest in community development e.g. building schools
6.It tackles poverty by opening up markets to marginalised producers
7.It guarantees that producers in developing countries are getting a better and fair deal.
8.Consumers show they care about producers and not just about prices
9.It challenges all companies to move away from unsustainably low commodity
prices and unethical sourcing.
10.Fair trade sends a loud message to governments that the public wants justice in
all trade.
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