Often it is the people far away who grow foods, such as cocoa beans
for your bar of chocolate, who are the ones who get the worst deal
from what you buy.
Instead, it is the big international companies and advertising
agencies who take most of the profits.
Oxfam is working to get international companies to pay fair prices
to the people who make and grow the things we buy. This includes
farmers, craftsworkers and other producers, all over the world.
We are also persuading supermarkets that customers want producers
to be paid a fair price.
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Fair Trade bananas come from small farms
in Ghana, Costa Rica and the Windward Islands
Photo: Pedro Guzman/Oxfam |
Fair Trade Bananas
After a long campaign, supermarkets started selling Fair Trade
bananas. These bananas cost a bit more than other bananas, but
by buying them you know that the people who grew them get a good
deal. That must be worth the extra cash!
