Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms, new boss says Ethical trade body could ‘offer solutions’ in advising government on protecting workers, says Eleanor Harrison.
Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the incoming boss of the ethical trade body has said.
The Fairtrade Foundation, whose label guarantees that the producers receive a set minimum price and a financial bonus for community projects, has urged shoppers to keep on buying the products it certifies amid fears of a “race to the bottom” as cash-strapped Britons look for ways to save money during the cost of living crisis.
Fairtrade can enable them to do that as exploitation in the supply chain has moved from a myriad of developing countries, closer to home making consumers say I don’t feel comfortable with that,” Harrison said.
However, the group – which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year – does not certify products produced in the UK or other European countries, except for trials in France and Switzerland.
