POLS 2080 Lecture 16: Nov 13th – free trade and fair trade

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2080
• Professor: Steffi Hamann

Document Summary

Nov 13th free trade and fair trade. Actors and operations: fairtrade international, 30 member organizations from different countries, including fairtrade canada (previously transfair canada, sets standards, decent wages for employees, no child labour or forced employment, health and safety requirements, cooperatives and democratic relationships. A fair trade campus: all coffee served by university catering outlets must be fairtrade certified. At least 3 fairtrade certified teas must be available wherever tea is served. At least one fairtrade certified chocolate bar must be available at every location selling chocolate bars. Background, sierra leone: devastating civil war, 1991-2002, charles taylor, blood diamonds used to finance the conflict, over 50,000 dead. Threats: disagreements in the fair trade, usa fair trade separated from fair trade international in 2012, the complexity of existing schemes, difficult for consumers to make decisions nov 15th rural development. What is rural: vast diversity, low population density, livelihoods tend to be based on agriculture (ex.