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'''Fair trade''' means that the producer of the [[product]] gets a reasonable compensation, that is over the world market price, for her/his work. | '''Fair trade''' means that the producer of the [[product]] gets a reasonable compensation, that is over the world market price, for her/his work. | ||
The fair trade compensation scheme tries to guarantee a compensation | The fair trade compensation scheme tries to guarantee a compensation which (roughly in order of importance): | ||
* covers production costs | * covers production costs | ||
* is enough for sustained living | * is enough for sustained living | ||
* contains a premium enable investments | * contains a premium to enable investments | ||
* | * is guaranteed over a long period of time, thus providing for economic security and the possibility of planning ahead | ||
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===Fair Trade and [[Consumerium]]=== | ===Fair Trade and [[Consumerium]]=== | ||
*'''[[Fairly traded]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[product]]. | *'''[[Fairly traded]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[product]]. | ||
*'''[[Partially Fairly Traded]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[product]], meaning that some raw-materials or parts of the product are fairly traded. (eg. In [[restaurant]] meals) | *'''[[Partially Fairly Traded]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[product]], meaning that some raw-materials or parts of the product are fairly traded. (eg. In [[restaurant]] meals) | ||
*'''[[Partially Fair Trading]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[company]], meaning that some part of the company's business deals with fairly traded products. | *'''[[Partially Fair Trading]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[company]], meaning that some part of the company's business deals with fairly traded products. | ||
*'''[[Fully Fair Trading]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[company]], meaning that the company deals only in fairly traded goods. | *'''[[Fully Fair Trading]]''' is a [[feature]] of a [[company]], meaning that the company deals only in fairly traded goods. | ||
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===See also:=== | ===See also:=== | ||
* [[FLO]] - Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International | * [[FLO]] - Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International | ||
* [[Fairtrade On Demand]] for the possible concept model | |||
* [[w:fair trade]] for more information. | * [[w:fair trade]] for more information. | ||