We were taught to serve, to be workers. Now with Fairtrade, we are entrepreneurs.
Martial Quintero, banana producer, Cooperativa de Servicios Multiples Bananera del Atlantico, Panama
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Press release posted: 4 Apr 2018
From 11-13 May 2018, everyone is invited to join Fairtrade farmers, workers and supporters across the globe to make the case for more trade justice.
Article posted: 8 Mar 2018
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressForProgress – encompassing everything from the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement confronting entrenched sexism and abuse, to the long march ...
Article posted: 21 Feb 2018
The Fairtrade Global Coffee Team just returned from the African Fine Coffees Association Conference in Kampala, Uganda. The topic of quality was high on the agenda of this year’s conference. At the ...
Press release posted: 8 Feb 2018
Fairtrade International is pleased to welcome John Loughridge as Chief Value Officer. John is the newest member of Fairtrade’s Global Leadership Team.
Article posted: 2 Feb 2018
An interview with Silvia Campos, Global Product Manager for Bananas at Fairtrade International and a member of the Gender Equity Task Force of the World Banana Forum.
Press release posted: 23 Jan 2018
Poinsettias have been a sign of Christmas in many countries for a century or more. Now, these houseplants are also a sign of a new opportunity for workers on young plant farms. Fairtrade ...
Article posted: 12 Jan 2018
Fairtrade is excited to announce two new initiatives that will promote sustainable consumption and production in Europe and Asia.
Article posted: 22 Nov 2017
Fairtrade International has been invited to join the Global Deal – a multi-stakeholder partnership initiated by the Swedish Prime Minister, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the ...
Article posted: 17 Nov 2017
La roya. Leaf rust. Words which strike fear into the hearts of tens of thousands of coffee growers around the world.
Article posted: 16 Nov 2017
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg expressed his continuing support for Fairtrade in a meeting with Fairtrade Global CEO Dario Soto Abril at the COP23 UN Climate Conference in Bonn on 16 ...
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We were taught to serve, to be workers. Now with Fairtrade, we are entrepreneurs.
Martial Quintero, banana producer, Cooperativa de Servicios Multiples Bananera del Atlantico, Panama