Fairtrade has changed [conditions] a lot... women and men now have the same rights. There are regular working hours, fixed leave days, and significantly improved safety regulations.
Rosemary Achieng, supervisor, Panda Flowers Farm, Kenya
News and Features
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Pushing for More Gender Equity in the Banana Sector
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.
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Farm workers stand to earn more through a new partnership for Fairtrade poinsettias
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 ...
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Fairtrade Announces Two New Initiatives Supported by European Union
Article posted: 12 Jan 2018
Fairtrade is excited to announce two new initiatives that will promote sustainable consumption and production in Europe and Asia.
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Fairtrade Joins Global Deal
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 ...
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Coffee to go?
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.
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Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Declares Support for Fairtrade and its Work on Climate Change
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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Coffee farmers go back to school
Article posted: 13 Nov 2017
It’s a blisteringly hot day at the Machakos Union coffee cooperative, 60 kilometres south of the capital, Nairobi. Despite the heat, more than a hundred coffee farmers – women and men – are sitting ...
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Fiji sugar farmers adapt to survive
Article posted: 7 Nov 2017
When Cyclone Winston drove a destructive path across the Pacific in February 2016, it was just the latest in a series of extreme weather events to hit Fiji. Winston left 44 people dead in its wake ...
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Fiji’s Fairtrade sugar farmers urge action on climate change
Press release posted: 5 Nov 2017
Fairtrade sugar farmers from Fiji, already grappling with the forces of climate change, are urging world leaders at the latest round of UN climate talks to fulfil their commitments on reducing ...
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Fairtrade sales top €7.8 billion, fostering sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers
Press release posted: 12 Oct 2017
Release of Fairtrade's annual report, 2016-2017
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