Statement Fairtrade

Hello everyone!

We were reading two articles in school the other day, which were talking about advantages and disadvantages of Fairtrade. Harriet Lamb is a proponent for Fairtrade. Philip Booth is against Fairtrade. The named some good aspects of Fairtrade.

I am going to tell you my opinion now.

In my mind Fairtrade is great, because thereby small farmers and workers in developing countries get better prices. Still, I have to admit that it happens that there are forgeries of markings sometimes.

Another good aspect is that there is no child labor allowed. In addition to that it protects more the environment. All in all better working conditions are ensured, for example no forced labor.

In contrast to that Fairtrade product are more expensive and they are not available in all markets.

Some say that Fairtrade benefits only a small number of farmers and penalising others. I agree on that, because it is not possible to help all farmers all over the world, but it does a good job in the right direction.

As a conclusion I want to say that I prefer Fairtrade products usually, but, as I already said, it is not possible to buy them in all markets. In addition to that I have to say that I am a student right now and it is not possible for me to buy Fairtrade products all the time, because I do not have that much money.

What is your opinion on Fairtrade?

Do you usually buy Fairtrade products?

Thank you for reading! See you.

Yours,

Kristina