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One good example to start with could be to illustrate the work perfomed to make a cup of [[coffee]], since the coffee farmers are paid starving wages for their work unless they are enrolled in a [[fair trade]] contract.
One good example to start with could be to illustrate the work perfomed to make a cup of [[coffee]], since the coffee farmers are paid starving wages for their work unless they are enrolled in a [[fair trade]] contract.


An example where much work has been done already is [[cocoa]] since there is a [[Cocoa Protocol]] to which the world's producers are already agreed.  This is to wipe out [[slavery]] in that industry.  Many people think that the Cocoa Protocol is the best prototype for how to bring up labour standards everywhere for every [[food commodity]], eventually.
See [[w:List of professions]] for scope.

Revision as of 22:31, 1 December 2003

We aim to present each line of work with verbal, numerical and audio-visual means so that each person can better evaluate the price to be paid for the work done to produce a consumer good.

One good example to start with could be to illustrate the work perfomed to make a cup of coffee, since the coffee farmers are paid starving wages for their work unless they are enrolled in a fair trade contract.

See w:List of professions for scope.

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