Films
It has never been easier to enter into the lives of Fair Trade producers, importers, advocates and activists on film and video.
If Fair Trade is new to you, start off by typing “Fair + Trade + (commodity)” into YouTube and you may be surprised by what you find. A few minutes might change your whole perspective.
Here are five leading organizations where you can find Fair Trade videos:
Equal Exchange
Fairtrade Foundation
Fair Trade Campaigns
Fair Trade USA
Fair World Project
Fair Trade Institute
The Fair Trade Institute is “the most comprehensive online collection of Fair Trade publications, where researchers convene for Fair Trade.”
International
World Fair Trade Organization
Global network of 100% Fair Trade businesses, from production to sale.
Fairtrade International (FLO)
Global umbrella body of 24 national Fair Trade labeling bodies; owner of the international FAIRTRADE Mark; establishes and safeguards Fair Trade standards.
Institute for Marketecology (IMO)
Swiss certifying body responsible for the ‘Fair for All’ label.
Africa
Fairtrade Africa
A member of FLO and the independent non-profit umbrella organization representing all Fairtrade certified producers in Africa.
Fairtrade Label South Africa
NGO promoting awareness of Fair Trade and the marketing of Fairtrade products in South Africa; member of FLO.
Asia/Pacific
The Network of Asia and Pacific Producers (NAPP)
NAPP represents producers in Asia and the Pacific within Fairtrade International and tries to ensure that Asian and Pacific voices have influence in the setting of Fairtrade standards.
Australisia
Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand
Fairtrade ANZ, an NGO representing the region within Fairtrade International, promotes the international FAIRTRADE Mark and supports producers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Europe
European Fair Trade Association
Association of 11 Fair Trade importers in nine European countries.
Fairtrade Foundation
British member of FLO which licenses use of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK; coordinates Fair Trade Towns campaign in the UK.
Latin America-Caribbean
The Latin American and Caribbean Network of Small Fair Trade Producers (CLAC)
CLAC represents regional producers on the FLO Board promotes Fair Trade principles and practice among and is an association which facilitates representation and coordination, collaboration and strengthening within the context of Fair Trade.
North America
Domestic Fair Trade Association
Coalition of farms, cooperatives, workers’ associations, non-profits and fair trade businesses promoting the application of Fair Trade principles within food production processes in North America.
Equal Exchange
Pioneer Fair Trade coffee roaster; produces educational materials and organises visits to Fair Trade producers; contributed to formation of the Domestic Fair Trade Association.
Fairtrade America
US member of Fairtrade Internatonal (FLO); established in 2012 to facilitate use of the international FAIRTRADE Mark in the USA.
Fairtrade Canada
National, non-profit Fair Trade certifying organization; Canadian member of FLO.
Fair Trade Campaigns
Coordinating body for Fair Trade Towns, Universities & Colleges, Schools and Congregations.
Fair Trade Federation
Trade association of North American businesses 100% committed to Fair Trade.
Fair Trade USA
Third-party certifier of ‘Fair Trade Certified’ products; member of FLO 1998-2011; facilitates Fair Trade Campaigns.
Fair World Project
Independent campaign of the Organic Consumers’ Association which seeks to protect the use of the term “fair trade” in the market-place.
Global Exchange
Wide-ranging campaigning agency concerned with issues of human rights and justice (social, economic and environmental); organizes ‘Reality Tours’ to the Global South.
Green America
National consumer organization promoting social justice and environmental sustainability through economic action.
United Students for Fair Trade
National network of student organizations advocating for Fair Trade.
US Religious Bodies Actively Supporting Fair Trade
Catholic Relief Services
Official international humanitarian agency of the US Catholic community.
Episcopal Relief & Development
Non-profit, affiliated to the Episcopal Church in the USA.
Lutheran World Relief
Relief and development agency of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod).
See also the Equal Exchange Interfaith Program of coffee projects with the American Friends Service Committee, American Jewish World Service, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, Church of the Brethren, Disciples of Christ, Islamic Relief USA, Mennonite Central Committee US, Presbyterian Church (USA), Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).