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Re: Fair Trade and Middle Class values (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Apr 23, 2006 - 10:14 PM

Buying fair-trade bananas at my local co-op doesn�t cost me an arm or a leg, and doesn�t particularly make me feel good about myself either.

I think i would actually have to take an active role in the set-up of growing and selling to feel good about my self if that was what I wanted from Fair Trade. Anyway just walking by my local market square and noticing how now more than three or five years ago there are more fair-trade logos makes me think that there is a rising in awareness over the trade-debate and disputes.

Awareness at the least I don�t consider a bad thing though I agree that more can be done on a political level. Then again who voted for our political government to govern us again?

>>Have a look at one of the Fair Trade museli bars, often there is less than 30% that is actually Fair Trade.<<

I didnt actually get this statement, do you care to further elaborate on this please?

Provocative and timely article anyway

Lk