It's time to conclude our A - Z of Fair Trade Shopping

V is for Vegetarian

If you are a conscientious vegetarian or buying a gift for one then you will find something suitable in our section especially for vegetarians. All products in this department of our online shop are fair trade, are leather free and some are made of Tussah silk. Tussah, or wild silk, is made by gathering cocoons from the wild after the moths have emerged. In commercial silk production the moths are usually killed.

 

 

 

W is for Women.
Fair Trade is good for women. Inequality is still a serious problem in the world. We know this because 70% of the one billion people living on less than a dollar a day are women.

 

• Women work 66% of the world’s working hours
• While only earning 10% of the world’s income
• Over 66% of the world’s 876 million illiterate people are women
• More than 80% of the world’s estimated 40 million refugees are women and children
• Women own less than 1% of the world’s property

Fair trade transforms lives and it is good for women. It gives them opportunities to work that would not otherwise be available. For women this means clean water, education and food for their families. We are very proud to say that the majority of the goods we sell are produced by women and we are very proud to be supporting the wonderful organisations which bring these goods to market.

According to the Fair Trade Federation, seventy percent of Fair Trade artisans are women, many of whom are the sole wage-earners in their homes. Unlike most jobs that women might hold in manufacturing where they are forced to travel great distances and work long hours in dangerous conditions, a woman’s participation in a Fair Trade cooperative is about more than just her production capacity. Fair Trade allows women to provide for their families, educate their sons and their daughters and strengthens communities.