We are placing orders with a small group of workers in Morocco.
Having supplied the designs and advised some new techniques, we hope we can give them regular work and a reasonable price for the goods.
It's a personal relationship, and we will do everything to make it a success.
However, when checking round, we were dismayed that "Fair Trade" is not all it seems.
Quite simply, the large organisations who have encouraged tea and coffee farmers to supply them in the West, do not really control the production properly.
"Mr. Big" still moves in and takes a cut, or says he's paying the minimum wage...but is lying.
Be assured, if we say that an item has been bought directly on a "Fair Trade" basis, that is the absolute truth ! We want our customers to have an excellent product, and to improve the working conditions of our suppliers.
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