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WFTO Events
2013 WFTO RIO CONFERENCE
Don't miss the Fair Trade event of the year!
We are pleased to invite you to the 12th WFTO Biennial Conference and Rio 2013 scheduled from -26th to the 28th May 2013 in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil. The Conference will be followed by WFTO Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 29th May 2013. All these events and many others will be part of Rio 2013 Global Fair Trade Week schedule from the 26th to 31st May 2013. During this week Rio de Janeiro will be nominated The Global Fair Trade Capital.
The event foresees the presence of Fair Trade Organizations, Fair Trade networks, WFTO members, Solidarity Economy actors and networks, and the Rio Town Hall and Brazilian Federal authorities. The official conclusion of the “Fair Trade Beyond 2015” campaign will take place with a ceremony involving important officials of the Brazilian government.(Photo: Artyom Sharbatyan)
REGISTRATION IS OPEN. To learn more, click HERE.
Fair Trade Beyond 2015 Campaign
Do not miss the chance to join the “Fair Trade Beyond 2015” campaign!
Do you want to join a global Fair Trade movement advocacy campaign to ask for a global development framework that addresses the core causes of poverty? Interested to work together with others to put Fair Trade on the agenda of the on-going global discussions on the future Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Development Framework that will replace the 2015 Millenium Development Goals? Do you have contacts with mayors and civil society organizations that support Fair Trade? The campaign was launched (inter alia by the WFTO President) in Poland in November 2012 and its results will be officially announced at the WFTO Rio Conference on 27 May 2013. Join the “Fair Trade Beyond 2015” campaign!
More information on www.fairtrade-advocacy.org/beyond2015. For any question contact beyond2015@fairtrade-advocacy.org.
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Public Consultation on the Draft WFTO Fair Trade Standard is open
The draft version of the WFTO Fair Trade Standard is open for public consultation. We invite the public to give feedback on the standard. Download the draft standard here. Please send your comments to WFTO Secretariat on secretariat@wfto.com. We thank you in advance!
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Celebrating The Positive Power Of Fair Trade |
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Bangladesh factory tragedy: Fair Trade Pioneers call for business to adopt best practice standards |
 Amid the recent factory tragedy in Bangladesh Fair Trade pioneers have called for mainstream business to adopt best practice standards. On Wednesday (24 April) an eight-storey building, housing garment factories and shops, collapsed in Dhaka killing over 300 workers and injuring over 1600. The recent collapse of a factory building is not isolated. CNN Reported that there are seven hundred workers have died in factory collapses and fires in Bangladesh in the last decade. In press statement issued to the media, Safia Minney of People Tree, Carey Somers of Pachacuti and Christine Gent of Fairly Covered have called for companies that source or have sourced from these factories to fund immediate compensation for injuries and loss of income, and for families who have lost their loved ones and breadwinners. Further, they called for brands sourcing in Bangladesh to sign and enforce the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement. See press release here.
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Brazilian Eco-Chefs To Host Global Fair Trade Week Opening Cocktail |
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 It’s official, 20 top Brazilian chefs in Rio de Janeiro will treat guests with ethical cuisine during the opening cocktail of the Global Fair Trade Week at ‘O Navegador,’ Rio’s high-end, ethical restaurant on 27 May 2013. EcoChefs Maniva recently inked with organizers to host the opening of the weeklong Fair Trade event, which will run from 26 to 31 May 2013. The Global Fair Trade Week is organized by World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and its regional chapter WFTO Latin America, Faces do Brasil, SENAES (Brazilian government’s paltform for solidairty economy), SEBRAE (Brazilian agency for micro and small enterprises), Parceria Social (Brazilian Fair Trade platform), Instituto Marista and Instituto Maniva. Major Fair Trade actors are expected to attend the weeklong celebration in Brazil’s booming city, Rio de Janeiro. This is the largest gathering of Fair Trade Organizations and its networks and solidarity economy initiatives and its networks. Brazilian Federal authorities, Rio Town Hall Officials, academe and businesses from around the world are also expected to attend.
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PRESS RELEASE - 2013 WFTO Conference, Rio de Janeiro |
 This WFTO Biennial Conference and Rio Fair Trade Week will take place from the 26th to the 31st May 2013. During this event Rio will be nominated “The Global Capital of Fair Trade.” Rio de Janeiro has been chosen to host this event and all eyes in the international community are on this city. The Conference week is an important event to profile best practice, share experience, and build strategy for social change and sustainability. With recession and economies in disarray around the world, Fair Trade can point the way to a new approach to business and livelihoods in line with the core values of Fair Trade, including transparency and long term partnership.
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Conference to Unite and Promote Fair Trade Businesses |
 Annual Fair Trade Conference to be held May 1-3 in Raleigh, NC, USA. Wilmington, DE (March 8, 2013) - From May 1-3, 2013, the Fair Trade Federation will welcome entrepreneurs, students, advocates, faith community members, and interested individuals to their annual conference on the business of Fair Trade. The conference, held at the Doubletree Raleigh Brownstown-University Hotel in Raleigh, NC, provides a forum where Fair Trade-minded individuals can learn how to advance the business of Fair Trade in North America. Attendees will participate in workshops, discussions, and social activities as well as the Fair Trade Expo, a marketplace of wholesale product vendors. Entrepreneurs from across the world will come together to learn about and debate Fair Trade's holistic approach to business and sustainable, positive change.
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Copacabana to host the International Fair Trade Fair |
 The world-famous Copacabana beach will host the first ever International Fair Trade Fair in Rio on 30 & 31 May 2013. Limited stalls are available. Register now and reserve a place for your products and organization. This will be an exciting opportunity to showcase products and services to an international audience. Rio de Janeiro will be declared Fair Trade Capital during the World Fair Trade Week which will run from 26 to 31 May 2013. Read the invitation to learn more. Deadline to register is 1 May 2013.
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Belgian Development Agency accompanies East African producers on the road to the market |
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“Equal Opportunity for All” at the Kumbeshwar Technical School (KTS), Nepal |
 The history of KTS and its relationship with the local community dates back to 1983 when Siddhi Bahadur Khadgi, Founder Chairman, discovered a certain group of people living in unhealthy and poor conditions on the north side of the Kumbeshwar temple in Patan, Nepal. Referred to as the untouchables or “Podee” in Nepali, they were classified under the lowest ranking caste, also known as Sudra. Due to such social discrimination, they were often shunned and considered as bad luck by the general population. Their role in the community is to clean the streets of Patan before dawn when people are still asleep. It is believed that any person who caught a glimpse of the “Podees” would face immediate bad luck.
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