60 Years Fair Trade Movement Cambridge 2009
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The document summarizes the 60-year history of the Fair Trade movement in 4 periods: 1) The roots (1946-1970) focused on charity and aid through trade without political messages. 2) The political period (1964-1985) promoted structural changes and political messages around anti-colonialism and workers' rights. 3) From niche to mainstream (1986-2000) adopted commercial techniques to expand impact and critical consumption. 4) Mainstreaming and profiling Fair Trade (2000-present) saw rapid growth, political recognition in Europe, and expansion of certified products and markets. Current challenges balance commercial and advocacy approaches.
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60 Years Fair Trade Movement Cambridge 2009
- 1. 60 Years of the Fair Trade Movement Cambridge May 22, 2009 Stefan Durwael
- 3. Stefan Durwael [email_address] Skype: sdurwael Face Book LinkedIn
- 4. History of Fair Trade 1. The roots: charity (roughly 1946-1970) 2. Political period: ‘Believe in the revolution’ (roughly 1964-1985) 3. From niche to mainstream (roughly 1986-2000) 4. Mainstreaming and profiling the USP of Fair Trade (roughly 2000- …)
- 7. 1966
- 12. 1973
- 14. Leuven (B) 1980
- 16. F I N E 1998
- 21. 1988
- 22. 1860
- 25. FLO International - products
- 32. Sales Fair Trade products ‘ North’ in 2007
- 33. Sales Fair Trade products Europe 2001 - 2007
- 34. Retail value Fair Trade certified products Europe 2007 (x 1.000 Euro)
- 35. Consumption Fair Trade certified products Europe 2007 in Euros per capita
- 36. Market share certified coffee and bananas Europe 2000-2007
- 40. Thank you Trade can be an efficient tool for sustainable development and poverty alleviation if carried out in a fair and responsible manner
Editor's Notes
- History from a continental perspective
- FTO, IFAT, Max Havelaar, FLO
- Different phasesOverlapping. Some are still in phase 1Mainly from a continental and Dutch perspective
- Edna Ruth Byler: needle work or hand embroidered linen from Puerto RicoEnd of 50 ties: Oxfam UK started selling handicrafts from Chinese refugees
- EZA’s firrst warehouse in the monastery ‘Maria Sorg’ near Salzburg, with the warehouse in the cowshedSouthern FTO’s were established by NGO’s and socially motivated individualsSAFFY: In 1966, Sister Juliaan Mullie, a Belgian nun, founded SAFFY or Social Action for Filipino Youth, carried by its vocational thrust “Fight Hunger Through Work,” to create alternative sources of livelihood for the unemployed and out of school youth in the marginalized areas of Manila. The organization was legally incorporated in 1970 as Social Action Foundation For Rural and Urban Development, Inc. or SAFRUDI, retaining SAFFY as its trade name for its export items. Tara (Trade Alternative Reform Action) Projects made its humble beginning in early seventies
- Care sugar campaign: ‘By buying cane sugar you increase the pressure on governments in the rich countries to grant also the poor countries a place in the sun of prosperity…”
- Centre-Periphery model or core-periphery explains the structural relationship between the advanced centre and the less developed periphery.Both between capitalist and developing countries as well within a particular country.The developed countries exploit the poor countries with the help of the leading classes in the poor countries. It draws on the Marxist tradition of analysis. Underdevelopment or dependency are routed in the theory of imperialism.Underdevelopment is produced as part of the process necessary for the development of capitalism.The economic centers use political, military and trade/economical power to extract an economic surplus from the peripheral countries.Examples: trade relations and raw materials.(Today the world is changed. Two thirds of the world population is doing relative well. One third does not benefit from the economic growth. The Germans call this the ‘Zwei-Drittel Gemeinschaft’Paulo Freire (1921-1997) was a Brazilian educationalist. He traditionally worked with those who do not have a voice and who are oppressed. The emphasis was on informal and popular education.Martin Luther King: ‘I have a dream’ - 1963
- Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820 – 1887), better known under the name Multatuli, wrote the book Max Havelaar, 1860. Multatuli wrote about the abuses in the colony Dutch India, now called Indonesia. It has been published in 140 languages
- At the moment nearly 3 Billion EuroOver a million small-scale producers and workers are involved in the fair Trade movementThis means that 5 million people in Africa, Asia en Latin America benefit from Fair TradeAccording to WFTO it represents US $ 2 billion Fair Trade sales and 110 millions fair traders. Worldwide 2,7 billion people live on less the 2 $ a day
- EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton European Commission communication 5 May 2009Contribution to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger ******Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Goal 5: Improve maternal health Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases *********Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability ********Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development ********The eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators.
- The ‘Race to the bottom’ will stop. Millions of producers ar waiting to join the fair trade system