FT Standards are our Standards

A fair price covers the cost of production, pays workers fairly, and still leaves enough profit to reinvest

Open communication and fair
contracts are the building blocks
of fair trade

Support for local community
development. Fair trade premium
funds are one way that buyers can
support those efforts

Learning is key to empowerment. Fair trade organizations raise awareness about the structural inequities of the global trade system

Labor exploitation is forbidden. Standards go beyond prohibition to address the root causes of forced and child labor

Additional premiums are
paid for organic farming,
recognizing the additional
work required and valuing
environmental stewardship

Organization are committed to following worker protection laws, reasonable work hours, and healthy condition for all

Democracy is central to fair trade, empowering small-scale producers and workers with a voice and a vote.

Organization are committed to non-discrimination . They actively support gender equality, equal pay and access to resources. Workers have the right to organize and bargain collectively

The fewer steps between smallscale farmers and artisans and the end user, the more money can return to the producer

Small-scale producers are often the most marginalized by colonialism and the current system of trade