CEAWORLD

Fair Trade

OUR DEFINITION

Fair trade aims to introduce, at the heart of international trade, the principle of “fair distribution of market income”, in order to guarantee producers in developing countries a level of remuneration that gives them the local capacity to :
•Establish human development processes (creation of health, educational and long-term service structures).
• Establish economic development processes (establishment of productive sectors, organization of branches of activity).
• Initiate resource management processes, (preservation, protection and respect for Nature, the environment, optimizing rational exploitation and consumption of raw materials mainly). The price formation mechanism constitutes the cornerstone of fair trade. A fair price meets the objectives presented above and attests to the social and environmental quality of the production conditions of the goods. A fair price is negotiated and is not imposed by multinationals.

Fair trade aims to introduce, at the heart of international trade, the principle of “fair distribution of market income”, in order to guarantee producers in developing countries a level of remuneration that gives them the local capacity to : • Establish human development processes (creation of health, educational and long-term service structures). • Establish economic development processes (establishment of productive sectors, organization of branches of activity) Fair trade promotes transparency, good governance and responsibility and, as such, actively contributes to sustainable development. Fair trade must be the result not only of a bilateral dynamic that associates producers and consumers within a fairer and more appropriate economic circuit, but it must also be the result of a serious and long-term commitment of the developing countries of the South. , promoting this practice. In the future, fair trade should not depend only on Western goodwill, but should encompass the negotiation process in which each interested party has the means to act, choose and limit its interlocutor. Fair trade is not limited to the creation of fairer economic activity, it also implies moral adhesion and a firm commitment to respect for Human Rights, the Environment and Nature, while guaranteeing real and sustainable development.