Information on fair trade and fair trade apparel

Is organic and fair trade the same, or at least similar?

No, organic farming and fair trade are not the same.
Nevertheless, both aspects are very important to the people who produce our clothes.
In organic cultivation, the health of the workers is not endangered by the use of chemicals. And under fair trade conditions, workers are rewarded fairly and appropriately for their work.

What does fair trade mean exactly?

There is no secret about it: The people in developing countries not only produce our coffee but often our clothes working under barbarous conditions.
Improvements of the situation of the workers are still very little because large producers of clothing and sporting goods continue to engage so-called "sweatshops". There the workers are exploited under the most abject conditions.

"Fair trade" means not only to pay a fair price to workers. It is about a completely different kind of trade. The aim of fair trade is not to earn greater profits at any cost, but to help the people countries where life is not as easy and enjoyable as it is here. It is about giving people an opportunity to establish a sustainable economy.
Once we see economy under this aspect, we can achieve major changes.

More precisely, fair trade means for us at fairtragen: - No forced labor
- No exploitation
- Staff is allowed to corporate, for example in unions
- tolerable working hours, payment for overtime
- No discrimination
- Fair wages are paid
- No punishments
- No exploiting child labor
- Payment during illness

Many of our partner retailers support the people also in further issues. More information is available on the websites of our manufacturers.