[09.07.2008] Fair trade movement, which connects consumers from wealthy countries with farmers and producers from poorer nations is steadily developing. Two papers based on case studies in Latin America and Bangladesh examine the effectivenes of fair trade system.

"Fair trade in forest products: policy lessons" examines the contribution that fair trade schemes in forestry products make to eradicate poverty. It considers the wider impacts on the local economy and explores successes, difficulties and limitations based on two case studies, a Peruvian nut collector and an Ecuadorian cocoa exporter.

Fair trade in forest products: policy lessons (91kb, 4 p.) 

"Fair Trade - is it really better for workers? - a case study of Kaisa Grass Baskets in Bangladesh" analyses the extent to which fair trade organisations increase wages for rural poor women. 

Based on information gathered from interviews with senior-level managers and artisans in Bangladesh, it presents case studies of kaisa grass baskets manufacturing, giving particular attention to an NGO, a non-profit company, and a for-profit business. The objective is to compare and contrast these organisations in relation to cost structures, the production process of kaisa grass baskets, and wages paid to artisans.

Fair Trade - is it really better for workers? - a case study of Kaisa Grass Baskets in Bangladesh  (602kb, 26 p.)

Source: Eldis

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