Starbucks agrees to sign a deal with Ethiopia
 Thanks to pressure from people like you, Starbucks and the Ethiopian government have agreed to sign a deal that recognises the importance and integrity of Ethiopia's specialty coffee names - Harar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe.
We think this shows that campaigning, and putting pressure on big multinationals, really works. As Phil Bloomer, our director of campaigns and policy here at Oxfam, says: "This action by Starbucks could represent a huge step towards a real positive change for the 15 million Ethiopians who depend on coffee for their livelihood." And that sounds like really good news to us.
In seven months, more than 93,000 people worldwide have joined Oxfam in calling on Starbucks to sign this agreement – including over 5,000 of you on the Take Action Against Starbucks MySpace.
So we just wanted to say a huge thank you. It's not over yet, though – we hope you’ll join us to wait for the final agreement to be signed. We’ll examine the details to make sure it offers the best possible deal for Ethiopia's coffee producers.
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