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The Living Rooms | About Us > Fair Trade Statement
Without a doubt, buying fair trade products has an impact.
Fair trade agreements not only guarantees a price for a product, but accreditation schemes involve companies in ensuring safe working environments and practices, environmental responsibility, health care and education schemes. Quite often these will involve not only the crafts people, but their extended families and communities as a whole.
Essentially, fair trade gives people opportunities and choices. These are things that we take for granted, but those who live and work in poverty have very few of.
Fair trade products do have a direct impact on the lives of people across the world.
You can make a difference by buying fair trade products.
For further information on fair trade issues visit the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS)  |
