OCTOBER IS FAIR TRADE MONTH
Earl’s carries Fair Trade fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Look for Fair Trade Avocados, Bananas, Melons, Pineapples, Tomatoes and more. Every purchase empowers farm workers to improve their communities by deciding as a collective, how and when to invest the Fair Trade Premium. Download a POS card to highlight your display.
Fair Trade principles include:
Fair labor conditions: Workers on Fair Trade farms enjoy sustainable wages,
safe working conditions, access to healthcare, regulated working
hours, rest and sick days, as well as freedom of association. Forced
child and slave labor are strictly prohibited and access to education for
workers’ children is verified.
Fair Trade Premium: A few extra cents paid by the consumer – the Fair Trade Premium –
will allow for democratically chosen projects to become a reality in farm worker communities.
Democratic and transparent organizations: Fair Trade farmers and
workers decide democratically how to invest the Fair Trade premiums.
These are funds specifically designed for community development.
Community development: Workers invest the Fair Trade Premium in social and
business development projects like scholarships, schools, improving
their quality of life and leadership training.
Environmental sustainability: Fair Trade promotes environmentally sustainable
farming methods that protect workers’ health, preserve valuable ecosystems
and safeguard the livelihoods of local communities now and
in the future.
