Fair Trade Coffee

What is Fair Trade, how does it stack up against its corporate counterpart, and how does it fit into the emerging world of consumer responsibility?

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Fair
• Trade
• Coffee
• Philadelphia
• Starbucks
• Documentary

[aufsklo]

you can agrue about numbers, they were a bit on the spot, however both Joe and Keith went to meet their Fair-Trade growers in Venezuela, and are very well versed in the topic.

[troutstapler]

...some of the people you interviewed in this short either straight out lied or were just ignorant of the truth, either way it damages the credibility of your position and mine as well.

[TheClassicalLiberal]

Its people's responsibility to buy responsibly. Yes, the package of cheap coffee may look good, but you're just turning a blind eye to social inequality. People argue for exploitation and justify the low wages by saying, "well, if it wasn't for the corporations, they'd be out of the job". Well, if it was you being paid 1 dollar an hour, let alone 1 dollar a day, you would be crying murder, but when its some brown skinned labourer doing it, some how that's ok. Bring justice through smart buying.

[TripleWinCoffee]

Doi Chaang coffee which I recently became familiar with (thank you Robert) is truly remarkable as they paid the Akha people twice the low Fairtrade price and gave the people 50% of the Canadian company as well...P.Pachecos, Calgary Alberta

[TripleWinCoffee]

The King of Thailand presented the hilltribes with agricultural alternatives to opium growing, including coffee plants. One indigenous tribe known as the Akha was the beneficiary of this scheme. A Canadian chose to back the Akha people 100% in this venture.Thanks to to his generosity in giving the growers a 50% share in the Canadian company, 'Fair Trade' has since evolved into 'Beyond Fair Trade'--a noteworthy business model to emulate in terms of sustainability and sound ethics.-P. Pachecos

[ThePhyllis444]

please, can you tell me what fair trade means?

[timin770]

sorry, I'm going to buy at the price that's "fair" to me. Costco here I come

[d1a2v3i4d5100]

Fair trade coffee, if you don't like it, you're racist

[jms19116]

Our company, Organic Fair Trade Coffee Company, markets only organic fair trade coffee from independent roasters and delivers right to your door with free shipping.

[wyrda222]

yknow

[wyrda222]

my trees all 5 years. its gotta be.

[wyrda222]

earrings are mingin. coffe makes u kak. fuk givin money to yanks n'all cchhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeefs

[TheClassicalLiberal]

Yah, pass it all off as some sort of meaningless thing to make rich people feel good and nothing more. Its not just about identity or feeling good with everyone. Some people do want to bring social change for the better with their ability to influence through buying habits. Its not just about coffee either. That should go for everything.