New resources
- www.fairtrade.org.uk – check out the new sectionsfor business, photos, films and FAQs.
- Tipping the Balance – the Fairtrade Foundation’s strategy for 2008 to 2012.
- Stock It Postcard – can’t find Fairtrade in your local shop? Hand in a postcard to ask for it to be stocked.
- Fairtrade Explained – introducing the work of the Fairtrade Foundation and the international Fairtrade system.
- Trade Justice Postcard – show your support for a change in trade justice rules.
- DVD – a collection of short films commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation.
Order by telephoning 020 7440 7676 or visiting Resources
Diary dates
- 7 June 2008 Fair Trade Wales Conference Newport University, Caerleon Contact Rowan at rothomas@oxfam.org.uk or 0870 010 9007
- 11–13 June 2008 Future of Fairtrade Conference Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Contact Janis at janis@cumberlandlodge.ac.uk or 01784 497794
- 12–18 June 2008 Fairtrade Schools Conferences www.fairtrade.org.uk/schools
Fairtrade Innovation Fund
Buying Fairtrade products isn’t the only way to support Fairtrade. You can also help the Fairtrade Foundation develop new Fairtrade products such as jute and olive oil through the Fairtrade Innovation Fund. By donating to the fund, you’ll be among the first to know about the progress of new products and the benefits to producers and their families.
More on Europe's unfair trade deals
EPAs are trade agreements the European Union (EU) has been negotiating with 76 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. These replace longstanding preferential trade agreements between these countries for products such as sugar and bananas. Under EPAs, in return for wider market access, the European Union is demanding these countries open up a range of their industries to international businesses, which could prevent the development of domestic businesses.
Some developing countries, such as Malawi, are so concerned by this that they have refused to sign even a provisional deal. At the time of writing, just under half of African and Caribbean countries had tentatively agreed interim trade deals following intense pressure from the EU. However, there’s technically still time for these countries to renegotiate better terms of trade.
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