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Fair Trade clothing

Many of the clothes that we buy in northern countries are produced cheaply in southern countries. Often workers suffer from poor conditions and are badly paid.�

If fashion clothing is to be truly sustainable, it has to be fairly traded. This means that the clothes � and the textiles they are made from � have been made and traded under good social and economic conditions.

Some products that are fair traded carry a label to say so. One of these is the �Fairtrade� label. According to The Fair Trade Foundation, this guarantees that the goods come from:

Fair trading relations, including:

  • a price that covers the cost of production

  • a bit extra on the price, which can be used to invest in the community

  • partial payment in advance, to avoid small producer organisations falling into debt

  • contracts that allow long-term production planning

  • long-term trade relations that allow proper planning and sustainable production practices.

(Source: www.starfishfairtrade.co.uk, 21st September 2004)

Fair production conditions, including:

  • for small farmers� co-operatives, a democratic, participative structure

  • for plantations/factories:
    � decent wages for workers (at least the legal minimum)
    � good housing for workers, where appropriate
    � minimum health and safety standards
    � the right to join trade unions
    � no child or enforced labour
    � minimum environmental requirements.

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