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Fair Trade Friday - Fair Pay

4/12/2019

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Fair trade companies work at high standards, standards we assume all companies abide by, but often don't. One of the most basic standards they follow is that of fair pay. 
Think for a second about some of the purchases you've made and how cheap they might have been. As much as I love to find a good deal I have a pretty strong suspicion that the people who made my $3 tank tops were not paid a fair price.
With fair trade often times the price set by the maker's themselves. Who else knows better what their time is worth or what they need to support their families than themselves? Even if they don't set the price strict guidelines are followed to ensure they're being paid a fair price. Equal pay for equal work is strictly adhered to and workers are paid on time.
Creating sustainable income starts with paying workers, farmers, and artisans enough to sustain themselves. It's a good foundational business practice, not just so the business can keep its workers, but so the workers can stay in the business.
Your Fair Trade Friend
Jadalynn Orr

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7/2/2019 05:55:44 am

Fair trade is not a common practice nowadays. It is hard to get a fair trade at anything today. Well, if you ask me, politics and resources has a huge part of why it is this way. I do not want to sound negative, but I do not think that we can ever live in a truly fair world. It is nice to think about it, and we are all free to do so, but what are the chances of it happening.

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7/2/2019 06:18:03 am

Thank you for your thoughtful response. You're completely right that living in a fair trade world is a huge uphill battle, one we'll likely never see happen. We don't believe in allowing the impossibility of a task stop us from trying, so that's why we're here, to provide insight into why fair trade is important as well as more options.

We may never change the whole world, but that doesn't mean we give up and support sweatshops and unfair business when we know of better options. We fully embrace the words of Dr Seuss when he said "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot. Nothing is going to get better. It's not." We care a whole awful lot, and we hope by bringing more awareness more people will care a whole awful lot too.

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    Jadalynn Orr

    I'm a lover of Jesus first, wife, fur mama, and lover of people after that. I'm a sign language interpreter and owner of Fair Earth. I believe my job on this earth is to be a bridge between cultures and worlds, to fight for equality and social justice in everything I do.

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