International Trade makes billions - but many producers living in poverty barely get a sniff of it. Real lives can get lost in the race for profits, with basic rights exploited rather than projected
A large number of people work exceptionally long hours in unacceptable conditions with barely enough of a wage to feed or educate their children, or to access safe water and sanitation
But trade can be positive! Fair trade turns the unjust system on its head by acting to protect and value the producers by ensuring them a fair wage, and safe working conditions.
