Changes to the Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations

25 May 2023

During its meeting that took place on 25 November 2022, the Standards Committee decided on changes to the Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organizations (SPO) following a limited review.

The changes in the revised SPO standard include a new requirement on record keeping. In addition, fourteen requirements in the conditions of employment and occupational health and safety sections of the standard will become applicable to all workers regardless to the number employed by the SPO or its members.

For more information, please see the announcement letter below:

EN| Announcement letter - SPO

ES| Carta de anuncio - OPP

FR| Lettre d'annonce - OPP

PT| Carta de anúncio - OPP