On World Fair Trade Day 2019 we celebrated innovations for people and planet. Learn more about the campaign and find out how Fair Trade innovates in our WFT-Day video.
The World Fair Trade Day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) that always takes place on the second Saturday of May. It is a worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations. A third of the world’s population lives on less than 2 USD/per day. The global crisis confirms the need for a fair and sustainable economy both locally and globally. Trade must benefit the most vulnerable and deliver sustainable livelihoods by developing opportunities especially for small and disadvantaged producers. Millions of producers and traders, business and policy-makers, supporting organizations and volunteers have contributed to the substantial growth of Fair Trade.
Fair Trade producers, their organizations, local and international marketing organizations, exporters, importers, wholesalers, retailers, volunteers and citizens celebrate Fair Trade every year, in diverse events worldwide. On the frontline are women, indigenous peoples, artisans, farmers and workers, who give testimony of the benefit of Fair Trade in their lives, a good reason to go out and celebrate World Fair Trade Day.
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