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			<title><![CDATA[Farmers to have equal say in Fairtrade]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Farmers from Africa, Asia and Latin America are to have an equal say in running the global Fairtrade movement for the first time this week.
In a ground-breaking move, producers of tea, coffee, bananas and other goods will have half the votes at Fairtrade International’s annual General Assembly in Germany on Wednesday, 12 June 2013. 
Fairtrade is the first major development organization to pioneer such power-sharing between groups in the northern and southern hemisphere.
Marike de Peña,...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Farmers from Africa, Asia and Latin America are to have an equal say in running the global Fairtrade movement for the first time this week.
In a ground-breaking move, producers of tea, coffee, bananas and other goods will have half the votes at Fairtrade International’s annual General Assembly in Germany on Wednesday, 12 June 2013. 
Fairtrade is the first major development organization to pioneer such power-sharing between groups in the northern and southern hemisphere.
Marike de Peña,...]]></content:encoded>
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			<category>Fair Trade Movement </category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fairtrade Access Fund’s first loans making impact]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=354&#38;cHash=8bdc0cf29879c85daeac2da4f2bf741d</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Fairtrade Access Fund, established to address the long-term financing needs for smallholder farmers in developing countries, is growing fast. 
So far, a total of US$ 3.7 million has been distributed to seven cooperatives in Latin America, and the Fund is continuing to gather steam. By the end of 2013, the Fund is expected to grow to US$ 25 million, and will eventually expand to Africa and Asia. 
Farmers are feeling the benefits of the Fairtrade Access Fund’s first long-term and...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Fairtrade Access Fund, established to address the long-term financing needs for smallholder farmers in developing countries, is growing fast. 
So far, a total of US$ 3.7 million has been distributed to seven cooperatives in Latin America, and the Fund is continuing to gather steam. By the end of 2013, the Fund is expected to grow to US$ 25 million, and will eventually expand to Africa and Asia. 
Farmers are feeling the benefits of the Fairtrade Access Fund’s first long-term and...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Access to Finance</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fairtrade Launches on the Kenyan Market]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=352&#38;cHash=23b08969959772e34b5258d6eeab5eff</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Fairtrade International has launched Fairtrade Eastern Africa, an organization that markets and promotes use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on products in the Eastern African region. It’s a major step in enabling African farmers and workers to sell their products on fair terms in their own home market. 
The formal launch took place on 8 May, with Andrea Richert (New Markets Manager at Fairtrade International) signing the agreement with Rachel Wandia, Market Development Manager at Fairtrade Eastern...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fairtrade International has launched Fairtrade Eastern Africa, an organization that markets and promotes use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on products in the Eastern African region. It’s a major step in enabling African farmers and workers to sell their products on fair terms in their own home market. 
The formal launch took place on 8 May, with Andrea Richert (New Markets Manager at Fairtrade International) signing the agreement with Rachel Wandia, Market Development Manager at Fairtrade Eastern...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Fair Trade Movement </category>
			<category>Africa</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fairtrade’s position on the new immigration law of the Dominican Republic]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=351&#38;cHash=95c4fa69d6c275448c9b7f27c2dba291</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fairtrade certified bananas form a large percentage of the total volume of exported Dominican bananas. For many years we have been working with banana producers in the Dominican Republic extending Fairtrade benefits to small farmers and workers. During that time we have been concerned about the lack of legal status of the many Haitian migrants who work in many sectors of the Dominican economy, including agriculture. The fact that most Haitian migrants lack work visa has made them vulnerable to...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fairtrade certified bananas form a large percentage of the total volume of exported Dominican bananas. For many years we have been working with banana producers in the Dominican Republic extending Fairtrade benefits to small farmers and workers. During that time we have been concerned about the lack of legal status of the many Haitian migrants who work in many sectors of the Dominican economy, including agriculture. The fact that most Haitian migrants lack work visa has made them vulnerable to...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Workers’ Rights</category>
			<category>Central America &amp; Mexico</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It's time to make the global food system work for smallholders]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=347&#38;cHash=9d9b429463d2ec066a03246774a7706b</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The report, produced by the Fairtrade Foundation, launches shortly before the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland on 8 June and lays out a five-point agenda for action, calling on leaders to use their influence to put smallholder farmers into the heart of governments’ trade policy and international business practice. 
The report highlights the global reliance on smallholder farmers for everyday foods. Roughly 30 million smallholders produce most of the world’s coffee and cocoa (80% of all coffee and...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The report, produced by the Fairtrade Foundation, launches shortly before the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland on 8 June and lays out a five-point agenda for action, calling on leaders to use their influence to put smallholder farmers into the heart of governments’ trade policy and international business practice. 
The report highlights the global reliance on smallholder farmers for everyday foods. Roughly 30 million smallholders produce most of the world’s coffee and cocoa (80% of all coffee and...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Fair Trade Movement </category>
			<category>Press releases</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fairtrade International part of new coalition to address low wages in the tea industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=346&#38;cHash=705322835eb2e387a08f15d5d0e86318</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fairtrade International has long been championing and advocating for industry-wide change in the tea sector. Today we welcome the Oxfam and Ethical Tea Partnership report Understanding Wages in the Tea Industry and are committed to playing an active role in the new coalition bringing together tea industry actors to address the challenges of low wages in the tea industry.
Fairtrade International, the global standards and certification body committed to tackling poverty through trade, has...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fairtrade International has long been championing and advocating for industry-wide change in the tea sector. Today we welcome the Oxfam and Ethical Tea Partnership report Understanding Wages in the Tea Industry and are committed to playing an active role in the new coalition bringing together tea industry actors to address the challenges of low wages in the tea industry.
Fairtrade International, the global standards and certification body committed to tackling poverty through trade, has...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Workers’ Rights</category>
			<category>Tea</category>
			<category>Press releases</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Simpler Labelling for Fairtrade Gold]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=345&#38;cHash=73dffbc2cc30b6555d5f99d36294fa0e</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fairtrade labelling on gold is set to become more straightforward. 
From 22 April, the formal partnership between Fairtrade International and The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) will end, which means the dual label on gold, silver and platinum will be phased out during 2013 and replaced with the highly recognised FAIRTRADE Mark only, creating a more consumer friendly label. The FAIRTRADE Mark is the world’s best known ethical label, recognized by over 80% of consumers in several global...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fairtrade labelling on gold is set to become more straightforward. 
From 22 April, the formal partnership between Fairtrade International and The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) will end, which means the dual label on gold, silver and platinum will be phased out during 2013 and replaced with the highly recognised FAIRTRADE Mark only, creating a more consumer friendly label. The FAIRTRADE Mark is the world’s best known ethical label, recognized by over 80% of consumers in several global...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Standards</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Women in Fairtrade]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=341&#38;cHash=9814ca9bc91ce82cede408f70928c1c0</link>
			<description><![CDATA[March 8 marks International Women’s Day, and throughout Fairtrade we honour the hard-working women.
The most recent Fairtrade monitoring report indicates that women represent 20 percent of all farmers and 47 percent of hired workers in Fairtrade. Taken together, one in four Fairtrade producers are women. Women are active in all aspects of Fairtrade, from farming to processing, and in some cases, management of producer organisations and cooperatives.
The dedication of the passionate and...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[March 8 marks International Women’s Day, and throughout Fairtrade we honour the hard-working women.
The most recent Fairtrade monitoring report indicates that women represent 20 percent of all farmers and 47 percent of hired workers in Fairtrade. Taken together, one in four Fairtrade producers are women. Women are active in all aspects of Fairtrade, from farming to processing, and in some cases, management of producer organisations and cooperatives.
The dedication of the passionate and...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Fair Trade Movement </category>
			<category>Middle East - North Africa</category>
			<category>Southeast Asia</category>
			<category>South America</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In Memory of a True Fair Trader]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=339&#38;cHash=3ba245ba183d4a42d1a946325ca14a48</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 13 February Raúl del Águila, a Fairtrade producer and dedicated Fair Trader, passed away in Nuremberg, Germany, where he was attending a trade fair. As a strong leader in the global Fair Trade movement, Raúl’s network was wide and the effect of his life’s work touched everyone working for trade justice.
As Manager of COCLA, one of Peru’s largest coffee cooperatives, Raúl was dedicated to serve the interests of ‘pequeños productores,’ the small producers, and made sure their voice was heard...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On 13 February Raúl del Águila, a Fairtrade producer and dedicated Fair Trader, passed away in Nuremberg, Germany, where he was attending a trade fair. As a strong leader in the global Fair Trade movement, Raúl’s network was wide and the effect of his life’s work touched everyone working for trade justice.
As Manager of COCLA, one of Peru’s largest coffee cooperatives, Raúl was dedicated to serve the interests of ‘pequeños productores,’ the small producers, and made sure their voice was heard...]]></content:encoded>
			<category>Fair Trade Movement </category>
			<category>South America</category>
			<category>Coffee</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[En memoria de un verdadero embajador del comercio justo]]></title>
			<link>http://www.fairtrade.net/single-view.0.html?&#38;tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=340&#38;cHash=6538ef20cd01e80158137cfd4ef71360</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Raúl del Águila, un productor Fairtrade y un dedicado embajador del comercio justo, falleció el 13 de febrero en Nuremberg, Alemania, en donde se encontraba visitando una feria comercial. Siendo un fuerte líder del movimiento global del comercio justo, la red de amigos y colegas de Raúl es amplia y los efectos del trabajo desempeñado toda su vida han conmovido a todos los que trabajan por la equidad comercial. 
Como gerente general de COCLA, una de las cooperativas de café más grandes de Perú,...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Raúl del Águila, un productor Fairtrade y un dedicado embajador del comercio justo, falleció el 13 de febrero en Nuremberg, Alemania, en donde se encontraba visitando una feria comercial. Siendo un fuerte líder del movimiento global del comercio justo, la red de amigos y colegas de Raúl es amplia y los efectos del trabajo desempeñado toda su vida han conmovido a todos los que trabajan por la equidad comercial. 
Como gerente general de COCLA, una de las cooperativas de café más grandes de Perú,...]]></content:encoded>
			
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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