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These organizations are involved in different aspects of Fair Trade. They provide technical assistance, education, product development, market information and other services to producers and Fair Trade organizations.

  • Cooperative Coffees, a green coffee importing cooperative comprised of 17 community based coffee roasters, was FTRN's partner for consumer education events in Atlanta, GA, April 2004.
  • Eco-labels.org, developed by the Consumers Union, compares, contrasts and rates a variety of labels of interest to consumers.
  • Equiterre works towards the creation of a more equitable system of international trade through the promotion of fair trade and other consumer alternatives. It is co-sponsor of Cafe Unidos, an information clearinghouse for sustainable coffee with information in English, French, and Spanish.
  • European Fair Trade Association is a coalition of European Fair Trade wholesalers.
  • The Fair Trade Federation, our sister organization, is a trade association of North American Fair Trade retailers and wholesalers.
  • Global Exchange conducts Fair Trade campaigns and sells Fair Trade products through its on-line catalog and retail shops.
  • Interfaith Fair Trade Initiative increases the involvement of people of faith in fair trade
  • International Federation for Alternative Trade is a global network of Fair Trade organizations.
  • Network of European World Shops World Shops sell fairly traded products from small-scale producers in developing countries.
  • Oxfam is leading a campaign to respond to the global coffee crisis and help consumers become part of the solution.
  • RUGMARK is a global nonprofit organization working to end child labor and offer educational opportunities for children in India, Nepal and Pakistan.
  • Seek Justice.org, a program of World Vision, offers trade resources designed for people of faith
  • SweatFree Communities promotes the collective bargaining power of both workers in sweatshops and communities of consumers.
  • TransFair USA provides Fair Trade certification and labeling for food products in the United States.
  • United Students for Fair Trade is a collaboration of students working towards economic justice through the promotion of Fair Trade products, principles and policies.


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