“Fairtrade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Its purpose is to create opportunities for producers and workers who have been economically disadvantaged or marginalized by the conventional trading system.
If fair access to markets under better trade conditions would help them to overcome barriers to development, they can join Fairtrade.” Swajan was established in 1999 to promote high quality Bangladeshi fair trade handicrafts. It works with 600 handicraft producers creating products such as home textiles, handmade paper, cards and stationery, using traditional techniques in appliqué, embroidery, patchwork and mirror work.