1. Citizenship – Fair trade Project.
Produce a list of as many fair trade projects as you can find.
Choose one product and find out where it is produced – the process it then goes
through to get to our shelves/shops.
Find a definition of fair-trade
What are the advantages of fair-trade?
Why should we buy fair-trade? As consumers should we be responsible for people in
other countries through the choices we make about what to buy??
Are there other schemes similar to fair-trade? What other government initiatives are
there?
Produce a case study of someone who has been affected and benefited from fair-
trade – a small farmer.
Which supermarkets support fair-trade and how?
How are small farmers and large companies involved in fair-trade?
How can consumers find out where and how products are made?
Some websites to get you started;
o www.ethicaltrade.org
o www.fairtrade.org.uk
o www.labourbehindthelabel.org
o www.sweatshopwatch.org
o www.traidcraft.co.uk
http://www.co-operative.coop/food/