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= | = Africa = | ||
* https://www.fairtradeafrica.net/ | |||
--- | == Kenya == | ||
* [http://www.ftok.org/ Fairtrade Organization of Kenya: FTOK] | |||
== South Africa == | |||
* Fairtrade organisation: [http://www.fairtrade.org.za/ Fairtrade South Africa] | |||
= Asia = | |||
== Australia == | |||
* http://www.choice.com.au/ - Australia's oldest consumer empowerment effort | |||
* http://guide.ethical.org.au - An ethical consumer guide and more | |||
* http://ethicalconsumer.org.au/ - Ethical Consumers Australia (ECA) nonprofit association has various functions and projects. They have made [http://goodonyou.eco/ The Good on You App] which is available for Android and iOS for the clothing shopping consumer. | |||
* http://www.ethicalliving.net.au/ Providing ethically sourced ethnical handicrafted via webshop with principles of fair trade. | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | |||
*http://www.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]] Limited company search on-line. | |||
== | == China == | ||
===[[Workers' rights]]=== | === [[Workers' rights]] in China === | ||
Trade unions are forbidden by law in China according to the Finnish media. | Trade unions are forbidden by law in China according to the Finnish media. | ||
== Hong Kong == | |||
=== [[ | * [http://www.fairtradehk.org/ Fairtrade Hong Kong] | ||
== India == | |||
* [http://fairtradeindia.org Fairtrade India] | |||
== Japan == | |||
* [http://now.ohah.net/en/Earth_Reforesting_System "Earth Reforesting System"] - not sure if this is going to work, but, at least they started with mediawiki, so maybe they are just waiting for others to chip in, just like Consumerium did. Mostly in Japanese. | |||
== New Zealand == | |||
* [http://fairtrade.org.nz/ Fairtrade New Zealand] | |||
== Pakistan == | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ||
*http://www.pakboi.gov.pk/html/all_companies.html [[The Pakistan Board of Investment]] - Companies, searchable online by [[name]], registered [[capital]], [[CEO]] and other options | * http://www.pakboi.gov.pk/html/all_companies.html [[The Pakistan Board of Investment]] - Companies, searchable online by [[name]], registered [[capital]], [[CEO]] and other options | ||
=== [ | == South Korea == | ||
* Fairtrade organisation: [http://ekf.or.kr/main/index.php Fairtrade South-Korea] | |||
'''[[Workers' rights]]''' in South Korea | |||
Apparently the workers' situation in South Korea is terrible. There are reports of trade union activists commiting suicide to attract attention to the [[workers' rights]] situation in South Korea. see [http://www.kctu.org/ Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) web site] for more information | Apparently the workers' situation in South Korea is terrible. There are reports of trade union activists commiting suicide to attract attention to the [[workers' rights]] situation in South Korea. see [http://www.kctu.org/ Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) web site] for more information | ||
South Korea has | South Korea has probably the longest workweeks in all the developed world with 6-day weeks with 44 hours average working time. There have been rumours that South Korea will be switching to 5-day working week in 2005 but there is yet no confirmation on whether this is true. | ||
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= Europe = | |||
== Austria == | |||
* Fairtrade organisation: [http://www.fairtrade.at/ yes] | |||
---- | == Belgium == | ||
== [[ | * Fairtrade organisation: http://fairtradebelgium.be/ | ||
== Czech Republic == | |||
* [http://www.fairtrade-cesko.cz/ Czech Republic] | |||
== Denmark == | |||
* Fairtrade organisation [http://fairtrade-maerket.dk/ Fairtrade Denmark] | |||
== Estonia == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> [http://www.fairtrade.ee/ Fairtrade Estonia] | |||
* [[Traveler router]] coverage?: <font color=green>Yes. Nation-wide. Multimodal</font> [http://peatus.ee/#route_search/eng Peatus.ee] | |||
* [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing|Peer-to-peer carsharing]]?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> [https://autolevi.ee/ Autolevi (.ee)]] | |||
== Finland == | |||
* Inventions: Sauna, molotov cocktail, irc, GNU/Linux and ssh | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> http://www.reilukauppa.fi/ | |||
* [[Traveler router]] coverage? <font color=green>Yes. Nation-wide. Multimodal</font> [http://www.matka.fi Matka.fi] [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers|plus more]] | |||
* [[w:Carpooling|Carpooling]] services?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> [[Lists_of_shared_and_alternative_transport_and_traveler_routers#Carpooling_services_in_Finland|list]] | |||
* [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing]]?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> https://www.shareitbloxcar.fi/ | |||
* [[w:Carsharing|Carsharing]] service coverage?: peer-to-peer and traditional carsharing exist in the Metropolitan Helsinki area [[Lists_of_shared_and_alternative_transport_and_traveler_routers#Carpooling_services_in_Finland|list]] | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ||
* http://www.prh.fi/en.html [[National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland]] (Patentti ja rekisterihallitus) Handles registrations for companies, associations, foundations and patents. ''Limited online company, association and trademark searches available for free'' | * http://www.prh.fi/en.html [[National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland]] (Patentti ja rekisterihallitus) Handles registrations for companies, associations, foundations and patents. ''Limited online company, association and trademark searches available for free'' | ||
=== [[ | '''Consumer empowerment efforts in Finland''' | ||
*http://kulutusjuhla.fi/ ( Consumption Celebration ) which inherited the now defunct Consumer Gadget association's funds | |||
''' Wikipedia articles about things in Finland ''' | |||
* [[w:fi:Luokka:Kuluttajansuoja]] | |||
* [[w:Public transport in Helsinki|Public transport in Helsinki]] | |||
== France == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> http://www.maxhavelaarfrance.org/ | |||
== Germany == | |||
Inventions: Printing press, [[w:intermodal journey planner|intermodal]] [[w:public transport route planner|public transport route planner]] | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> http://www.fairtrade-deutschland.de/index.php | |||
== Ireland == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font> [http://www.fairtrade.ie/ Fairtrade Ireland] | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ||
* http://www.cro.ie/search/ - [[Companies Registration Office of Ireland]] - Limited online search of companies | * http://www.cro.ie/search/ - [[Companies Registration Office of Ireland]] - Limited online search of companies | ||
=== [[ | == Italy == | ||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: http://www.fairtradeitalia.it/ | |||
== Latvia == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: The use of the Fairtrade emblem in Latvia is overseen by [https://reilukauppa.fi/en/ Fairtrade Finland] | |||
== Lithuania == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: [http://www.fairtrade.lt/ Fairtrade Lithuania] | |||
* [http://www.ms.lt Minciu Sodas] open laboratory for serving and organizing independent thinkers | |||
== Luxemburg == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: http://www.transfair.lu/ | |||
== Netherlands == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: http://maxhavelaar.nl/ | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ||
* [http://www.kvk.nl Dutch: www.kvk.nl], [http://www.kvk.nl/home/homeUK.asp English: www.kvk.nl] - [[Kamer van Koophandel]] | * [http://www.kvk.nl Dutch: www.kvk.nl], [http://www.kvk.nl/home/homeUK.asp English: www.kvk.nl] - [[Kamer van Koophandel]] | ||
=== [[ | == Norway == | ||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>: http://www.fairtrade.no/ | |||
== Portugal == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:[http://www.sellocomerciojusto.org/ Fairtrade Portugal] | |||
== Slovakia == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:[http://www.fairtrade-cesko.cz/ Fairtrade Slovakia] | |||
== Sweden == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:Fairtrade organisation: http://www.raettvist.se/ | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES''' | ||
*http://www.prv.se/eng/ [[Swedish Patent and Registration Office]] covers Companies, Trademarks, Patents and People. ''Limited online company and trademark searches available for free'' | *http://www.prv.se/eng/ [[Swedish Patent and Registration Office]] covers Companies, Trademarks, Patents and People. ''Limited online company and trademark searches available for free'' | ||
=== [[ | ==== Switzerland ==== | ||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:Fairtrade organisation: http://www.maxhavelaar.ch | |||
== United Kingdom == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:[[w:The Fairtrade Foundation|The Fairtrade Foundation]] | |||
= North and Middle America = | |||
== Canada == | |||
* http://www.ecocentricguide.ca/ blogging and marketing about all things ecolo. webshop plus physical outlets via cooperating businesses. | |||
* http://www.ethicaldirectory.ca/ - Green & Ethical Businesses == Good Business | |||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''Not determined''' | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''Not determined''' | ||
== | == Haiti == | ||
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''Not determined''', highly unlikely | ''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''Not determined''', highly unlikely | ||
''Ecological questions'' | ''Ecological questions'' | ||
*[[Deforestation]] problem from [[charcoal]] [[product]]ion | *[[Deforestation]] problem from [[charcoal]] [[product]]ion | ||
== Mexico == | |||
== USA == | |||
* Fairtrade organisation: http://www.fairtradeusa.org/ | |||
* http://www.goodguide.com/- Ethical shopping guide webgui and app give a 0 to 10 scale rating for for [[health]], [[environment]], and [[social impact]]. App only for iOS. That ain't very ethical towards Android OS users. | |||
* [http://www.nrf-arts.org/ National Retail Federation / Association for Retail Technology Standards] - Their XML schema covers the following issues: Item & Price Maintenance - Merchandise Flow Management - Inventory Management - Tender Control - Adminstration - Reporting - Ordering - Workforce Management - Customer Relationship Management | |||
= South America = | |||
== Brazil == | |||
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color=green>Yes.</font>:[http://www.fairtradebrasil.com.br/home Fairtrade Brasil] | |||
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