Fair Trade Federation
The Fair Trade Federation is an association of fair trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers whose members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide.
Fair Trade: Economic Justice in the Marketplace
Fair trade criteria, benefits, and information on building a Fair Trade movement from Global Exchange.
Fair Trade Coffee: Coming to a Cafe Near You
Tamara Straus from Alternet.org argues that ethical consumerism may be the best political weapon Americans have got.
Who Benefits from Fair Trade?
TransFair USA details Fair Trade benefits to the farmer, the environment, and to U.S. residents.
The True Cost of Coffee and Tea
From About.com, here's a brief look at the situation in the coffee and tea communities, some organizations and practices designed to support them, and how you can contribute to improving the world of coffee and tea.
Ten Things You Can Do for Fair Trade Farmers
From Global Exchange, including sending a free fax asking Starbucks to expand their offering of Fair Trade Coffee.
Bittersweet
As competition brews among coffee fair traders, the movement comes of age. From The Resource Center of the America's.
Mountain Groan
In Chiapas, fair-trade coffee farming is backbreaking and hazardous. Picking the beans is the easy part. From The Resource Center of the America's.
New Internationalist
The New Internationalist devotes an issue to the theme of Fair Trade.
Fair Trade movement and Indian coffee
From the Economic Times, India's Business Newspaper.
Starbucks to Buy Fair Trade Coffee
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that Starbucks Coffee has reached an agreement with a fair trade organization to begin buying Fair Trade Certified coffee and marketing it in the company's 2,300 locations in the United States and on its Internet site.
