Low wages in South-East Asia attract international
manufacturers like Nike
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What you can do
We all have links with people around the world who we’ll never
meet but whose lives are closely interwoven with ours. Some of
the world’s poorest people make some of our most expensive clothes.
Top-of-the-range computer systems are assembled in poor rural
areas of China, Mexico and the Philippines.
Read labels before you buy and start shopping with power! There
are now hundreds of items you can buy from supermarkets and other
retailers who are committed to fairtrade products. Look out for
the label when you shop and help small farmers grow with a better
price for their produce.
Fairtrade
Foundation
Make
Trade Fair
Before you jump on a plane this summer, check out what tourism
means to some of the world’s poorest people and how you can holiday,
benefit local people and the environment.
Responsibletravel.com
The aid agencies all have campaigns and ideas of things you can
do, such as joining Oxfam’s
Make Trade Fair campaign. |
