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Sasha is a founding
member of the Fair Trade Forum in India which includes all the WFTO members
of the region.
FTF - India welcomes
Voluntary agencies, Fair trading Organisations, NGOs, Trusts, Cooperatives,
Companies and individuals as members who share vision, values and the
objectives of Fair Trade Forum, India and those who want to be part of
this National network.
What
is Fair Trade Forum - India ?
Fair Trade Forum -
India is a national network of Voluntary Organizations, Producer Cooperatives,
Producer / artisan groups and development organizations involved in income
generation activities, facilitators of fair trade, Alternative Trading
Organizations, Intermediary and support services organizations and promoters
of fair trade concepts etc. Fair Trade Forum - India is a registered national
organization, a nonprofit society with its constitution and by-laws governed
and managed by an elected Executive Committee. The National Administrative
Secretariat functions from Chennai and day to day affairs are managed
and administered by the Executive Director. Fair Trade Forum - India is
a member of the Asian Fair Trade Forum and shares concerns with World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) (formerly, International Federation of Alternative Trade – IFAT). |
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What Fair Trade Forum-India is committed to ...
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function as a network of Fair Trade organizations in India
- to
promote and strengthen Fair Trade concepts and commonly agreed principles
from among the producer members and their organizations, mainstream
buyers, Government and other bodies of policy makers and valued customers.
- to
take up advocacy, lobbying and campaigning on Fair Trade matters and
related issues with all concerned.
- To
strengthen fair trade market for the members with in the country and
abroad.
- To
facilitate and promote development and market promotion activities towards
better and efficient Fair Trading of the products.
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To build awareness among members for better understanding of Fair Trade
concepts and manage their business / activities well through various
programs including National Conventions, Regional Workshop, Fair Trade
Fairs, Exhibitions, exchange visits, Fair Trade Information sharing
etc.
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Principles of Fair
Trade:
- Producers are able
to get fair-price for their produce/products.
- Ethical standards
are followed in processing, producing, marketing of produces/products.
- The producers
or the buyers exploit neither the people nor the environment irreparably.
- Dignity of the
producers is upheld and the meaning and values of producer/products
are shared from among the purchasers and consumers.
- Fair Trade is promoted
as an effective alternative to both aid and conventional Trade.
- Through trading
partnership, facilitate sus tainable development for the marginalized,
disadvantaged, excluded producers.
- Trading conditions
are constantly watched to avoid and/or overcome the discriminatory processes
and practices in the process of production and marketing.
- Fair Trade to bring
closer the (Southern) Producers and (Northern) Consumers by the extent
possible by reducing the gap.
- Fair Trade is promoted
to be a mutually responsive trading relationship.
- Fair Trade process
to instill self-confidence, dignity and fair returns to the producers
and reasonable price line for good quality products to the consumers.
- Fair trade envelops
social audit, a socially just and a transparent accountable trading
system.
- Fair trade to
ensure economic development and social empowerment of the marginalized.
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Contact
Address for Fair Trade Forum, India
Fair Trade Forum
Fair Trade Forum India
260, Okhla Industrial Estate
Phase - III, New Delhi - 110020
Phone: 91-11-65264630
Telefax: 91-11-41047655
Email: ftfindia@gmail.com
www.fairtradeforum.org |