Why Buy Fair Trade?
Fair trade is a powerful tool that goes beyond charity and other aid programs, aiming to empower marginalized producers in improving their own living conditions. With the proper resources, capacity, and key relationships, disadvantaged producers are able to earn their own means to a better life for themselves and their communities. Learn more about Fair Trade ยป
News Update
Tec Voc High School is Manitoba’s fourth Fair Trade School
Today Winnipeg School Division’s Tec Voc High School celebrated its official designation as a Fair Trade School. The designation recognizes the school’s commitment to make purchases and take actions that support the rights of workers and producers in the Global South. Read more »
News Update
Halloween, Chocolate and the Ghostly Cocoa Industry
It’s Halloween and everyone will be getting lots of treats! But do you know where your chocolate was made, and who made it? Read more »
Fair Trade in the News
- News in brief: Tec Voc goes Fair Trade – Winnipeg Free Press, Dec 3, 2018
- Time to end modern slavery in supply chains – The Toronto Star, Oct 29, 2018
- Winnipeg, 25e ville canadienne équitable – CBC Radio-Canada, Sep 29, 2017
