Editing Countries of the world

This page is for accumulating [[country]] information of specific usefullness for [[Consumerium Services]]. Also this page serves the purpose of forming a [[Country template]] for use in [[Content Wiki]] once we figure out what information can be reliably collected.

'''See [[w:List of countries]] for general information on countries of the world.'''
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*''[[Workers' rights]] - The right to belong to labor unions'' '''de jure?''' (in law or in theory), '''de facto?''' (in practice, day-to-day custom)
*''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES/NO/Not determined'''
* [[Ecological integrity]] and damage, e.g. [[charcoal]] [[deforestation]] in [[Haiti]], [[tantallum]] [[deforestation]] and [[ape extinction]] in [[Congo]] and [[Indonesia]]
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= Resources =

'''Internal'''
{{#lst:Main Page|Consumerium.org lists}}

'''External'''
* [https://www.embassypages.com/ Embassypages.com] - contact information for embassies and consulates of the world
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-registries/overseas-registries '''Overseas registries''' at gov.uk]

= Africa =
* https://www.fairtradeafrica.net/

== Kenya ==
* [http://www.ftok.org/ Fairtrade Organization of Kenya: FTOK]

== Mauritania ==
[[w:Mauritania]] has the highest prevalence of [[w:slavery]] in the world despite passing an [[w:abolitionism|anti-slavery]] law in 2007 after sizable international pressure. Read more in [[w:Slavery in Mauritania]].

== 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.
* http://www.sustainabilityportal.net/ an australian platform for ethical fashion & textiles. A resource for industry and consumers alike.

''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]] in China ===
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'''
* 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

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.

== Turkmenistan ==
[[w:Turkmenistan]] has a sizeable [[w:forced labour]] problem in their [[w:cotton]] industry.
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= Europe =
* '''[[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]''' [https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/consumers/resolve-your-consumer-complaint/european-consumer-centres-network-ecc-net_en '''ECC Net''' at ec.europa.eu]

== Austria ==
* Fairtrade organisation: [http://www.fairtrade.at/ yes]
* [https://europakonsument.at/ '''Europäisches Verbraucherzentrum Österreich''' at europakonsument.at] - Austrian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Belgium ==
* Fairtrade organisation: http://fairtradebelgium.be/
* [https://www.eccbelgium.be/ '''Belgian European Consumer Centre''' at eccbelgium.be] - Belgian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Bulgaria ==
* [https://www.ecc.bg/ '''Bulgarian European Consumer Centre''' at ecc.bg] - Bulgarian chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Croatia ==
* [http://ecc-croatia.hr/ '''Croatian European Consumer Centre''' at ecc-croatia.hr] - Croatian chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Cyprus ==
* [http://www.ecccyprus.gov.cy/ '''Cypriot European Consumer Centre''' at ecccyprus.gov.cy] - Cypriot chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]


== Czech Republic ==
* [http://www.fairtrade-cesko.cz/ Fairtrade in the Czech Republic]
* [https://evropskyspotrebitel.cz/ '''Czech European Consumer Centre''' at evropskyspotrebitel.cz] - Czech chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Denmark ==
* Fairtrade organisation [http://fairtrade-maerket.dk/ Fairtrade Denmark]
* [https://www.forbrugereuropa.dk/ '''Danish European Consumer Centre''' at forbrugereuropa.dk] - Danish chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

* https://zadaa.co/da/ - online 2nd hand marketplace that works via smartphone app

== Estonia ==
* [https://consumer.ee/ '''Estonian European Consumer Centre''' at consumer.ee] - Estonian chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

* [[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 ==
<section begin=Finland />
* Inventions: [[w:Sauna]], [[w:AIV fodder]], [[w:Molotov cocktail]], [[w:IRC]], GNU/[[w:Linux]], [[w:SSH]] and [[w:Git]] 
* [[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> [https://opas.matka.fi/?locale=en opas.matka.fi] [https://www.traficom.fi/en/services/matkafi?toggle=Other%20journey%20planning%20services plus more at traficom.fi]. See also  [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers#Multi-modal and local journey planners in Finland]]
* [[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 === 

* '''[https://www.ytj.fi/ YTJ.fi]''' [[w:YTJ (Finnish government service)]] (Business Information Service) jointly by the [https://www.prh.fi/en/index.html Finnish Patent and Registration office] ([[w:fi:Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus]]) and the [[w:Finnish Tax Administration]]. ''Online company searches available for free''. The [https://virre.prh.fi/novus/home?execution=e2s1 '''Virre Information Service''' at virre.prh.fi] is a place where you can buy further details.

=== Consumer empowerment and activism efforts in Finland ===
* [[Pro Ethical Trade Finland]] (Eetti ry) [https://eetti.fi/ eetti.fi]
* http://kulutusjuhla.fi/ ( Consumption Celebration ) which inherited the now defunct Consumer Gadget association's funds
* https://430.fi/ is a campaign by [[w:Finnwatch|Finnwatch]] [https://finnwatch.org/en/ (.org)] to stop 430 million euros being lost to tax dodging in Finland. The #430miljoonaa campaign was launched in November 2019.
* [[w:fi:Suomen ammattiliittojen solidaarisuuskeskus SASK]] [https://www.sask.fi/mita-teemme/eettinen-kuluttaminen/ ''''''Eettinen kuluttaminen'''''' at sask.fi]

=== Help for consumers in Finland ===
* [https://www.ecc.fi/ Euroopan kuluttajakeskus Suomessa (ECC) at ecc.fi] ([[w:European Consumer Centres Network]])
* https://reklamaatioapuri.fi/ is a service by [https://www.kkv.fi/en/ The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority] to help you file for reclamation 

=== Finnish labels ===
* [https://sinivalkoinenvalinta.suomalainentyo.fi/ sinivalkoinenvalinta.suomalainentyo.fi] by [https://suomalainentyo.fi/en/ The Association for Finnish Work] here you can discover companies with one or more of the following labels 
::* [[w:fi:Avainlippu]] (Made in Finland)
::* [[w:fi:Yhteiskunnallinen yritys -merkki]] ([[w:Social entrepreneurship|social enterprise]])
::* [[w:fi:Design from Finland -merkki]] 

* [https://tietoturvamerkki.fi/ 'Tietoturvamerkki' cybersecurity label] managed by [[w:fi:Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto|fi:Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto]] (Traficom.fi) was launched in late 2019. [https://www.traficom.fi/en/news/finland-becomes-first-european-country-certify-safe-smart-devices-new-cybersecurity-label More info on the cybersecurity label at traficom.fi]

=== Be vegan in Finland ===
* http://www.vegaanituotteet.net is a comprehensive directory to vegan products sold in Finland

=== Buy local in Finland ===
* https://www.prolocalis.com/ is a mobile and web app for discovering local small and micro enterprises around you in Finland.

=== Reducing, reusing and recycling in Finland ===

==== Getting used things to someone that needs them in Finland ====
* https://store.emmy.fi/ - online webshop for selling and buying 2nd hand clothes.
* https://kiertonet.fi/ - an auction place intended for the public sector
* https://rekki.fi/ - buy and sell brand-name 2nd hand clothes
* https://tise.com/ - buy and sell 2nd hand clothes, a web and mobile apps by Tise AS. Also available in a few other countries
* https://www.tori.fi/ - an online marketplace that can be used via web or smartphone app.
* https://vahankaytetty.fi/ - online 2nd hand market. If you want to sell items (mostly clothing) you can send them to vahankaytetty.fi and they take care of selling and mailing the products to the buyers.
* https://zadaa.co/ - a Finnish online 2nd hand marketplace that works via smartphone app. Also in Denmark and Germany.

==== Sharing economy in Finland ====
* [https://lacerose.fi/ Lace&Rose] is a clothes loaning service in [[w:Hyvinkää|Hyvinkää]]
* [https://mallaamo.fi/ Mallaamo] - is a clothes loaning service in [[w:Oulu|Oulu]]
* [https://en.upcyclerhelsinki.com/ UPCYCLER Helsinki]<ref group="1st seen in">a Finnish Facebook group "Eettinen, ekologinen ja vastuullinen muoti" [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1838315889715699/permalink/2750918751788737/] concentrated on ethical and ecological wear</ref> offers ethical 1st hand and 2nd hand collections of clothing and also operates a [https://en.upcyclerhelsinki.com/collections/upcycler-lainaamo Upcycler clothes loaning service]
* [http://www.vaatelainaamonoppa.fi/ Vaatelainaamo Noppa] (website under construction as of Nov 2019) is a clothes loaning service in [[w:Kuopio|Kuopio]]
* [https://vaatelainaamotanttu.blogspot.com/ Vaatelainaamo Tanttu] is a clothes loaning service in [[w:Seinäjoki|Seinäjoki]]
* [https://vaatepuu.fi/ Vaatepuu] is a clothes loaning service, that has been operating since 2013. It has locations in [[w:Helsinki|Helsinki]], [[w:Järvenpää|Järvenpää]], [[w:Tampere|Tampere]], [[w:Jyväskylä|Jyväskylä]] and [[w:Turku|Turku]].
* [https://www.vaaterekki.com/ Vaaterekki] is a clothes and jewelry loaning service in Helsinki

==== Recycle in Finland ====
* https://www.kierratys.info/ a recycling point locator for all of Finland
* https://www.kiitoskunlajittelet.fi/ - instructions for sorting recyclables
* https://www.facebook.com/KierratysbottiKikka/ - a chatbot in Facebook that helps you determine how to recycle things

=== Billing services in Finland (for individuals) ===

* [https://www.4eze.works/ '''4eze.works'''] by 4works Oy: [https://4eze.works/lite-laskutuspalvelu/ Lite-laskutuspalvelu] for individuals with under 15 000€ billing / year, [https://4eze.works/basic-laskutuspalvelu/ Basic-palvelu] and [https://4eze.works/pluslaskutuspalvelu/ Plus-laskutuspalvelu for billing with a sole proprietorship] Commission: 2,8-3,9%. The company was founded in Helsinki in Dec '''2018'''<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2783598&tarkiste=7EE937A5DA3A5C7EE7E6268D4AC817C2673AED9E</ref>. Free marketplace,  Commission: 2,0 – 3,6 % and includes  operational liability insurance

* [http://e-tunnus.fi/ '''e-tunnus.fi''']<ref group="1st seen in" name="omapaja">https://omapaja.fi/laskutuspalvelut-vertailussa/</ref> by Suomen e-tunnus Oy. The company was founded in Tampere in June '''2013'''<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2454421&tarkiste=19FAAD7891C2A9302BA9641D05F7CE645D9D5F1B</ref>. Affiliated with Visma and uses their services and has C/O address at Visma Services. Commission unknown.

* [https://finjob.fi/ '''Finjob.fi'''] by Finjob Oy. Founded in Kuopio in May '''2017'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2415642&tarkiste=340AC6D18E3AEAA07C4B32B6C70C39C0F5749BF7</ref> Commission 3,23 %

* [https://www.floy.fi/ '''Floy.fi'''] by FLOY OY. Founded in Espoo in May '''2016'''<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2623650&tarkiste=84A7AA0309B5C43870BFA78B4D8B77384DD8E205</ref> Commission 4,0%

* [https://free.fi/ '''Free.fi'''] by FREE-Laskutus Oy. Founded in Helsinki July '''2016'''<ref group="history">formerly known as freekevytyrittaja.fi</ref>. Services: [https://free.fi/kevytyrittajyys/ FREE kevytyrittäjyys] (billing without a company), [https://free.fi/yrittajyys/ FREE toiminimiyrittäjyys] (billing with a sole proprietorship, [https://freetalent.fi/ freetalent.fi] (marketplace for connecting workers to customers and vice versa), [https://freeakatemia.fi/ freeakatemia.fi] (in Finnish) where you can learn the ropes of light-entrepreneurship. Commission 4,0 % + additional 2,5 % fee

* [https://www.kassavirtanen.fi/ '''Kassavirtanen.fi'''] by Kassavirtanen Oy. Founded in Helsinki January '''2017'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2659659&tarkiste=455558B70654CB589C440CF72C49933F9D0F3214</ref> Commission 3,0%

* [https://www.keikkalasku.fi/ '''Keikkalasku.fi'''] by Parage Oy (under auxiliary business name Suomen Keikkalasku Oy) contains salary simulator. Founded in Helsinki in February '''2018'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2724941&tarkiste=25C6C4775EE7DE97E77FA7EDB8B703CAF9798A59</ref> No commisssion. Price based on 5€ or 10€ fee per billing.

* [https://kevytyrittajat.eezy.fi/ '''kevytyrittajat.eezy.fi'''] [[w:fi:Eezy Kevytyrittäjät|Finnish Wikipedia on Eezy Kevytyrittäjät]], aiemmin Eezy, on suomalainen [[w:fi:osuuskunta|w:fi:osuuskunta]] ja osa Eezy-konsernia. Eezy perustettiin vuonna '''2008''' ja se oli Suomen ensimmäinen laskutuspalvelu. [[w:fi:Eezy|Finnish Wikipedia on Eezy]] Oyj (vuoteen 2019 asti VMP-konserni, VMP Oyj ja VMP Group) on suomalainen henkilöstöpalvelualan yritys, joka tarjoaa erilaisia henkilöstöalan palveluita. Commission 5-7%, no hidden fees. Insurances included.

* [https://laskuttamo.com/ '''Laskuttamo.com'''] by Laskuttamo Oy, founded in Vantaa in September '''2020'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2945830&tarkiste=2D42FC4334BFB82969331409787DE1CC115808E4</ref> Commission 3-4%

* [https://odeal.fi/ '''Odeal.fi''']<ref group="1st seen in" name="omapaja"/> by Odeal Oy. Founded in Helsinki in June '''2006'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2201216&tarkiste=3039B40A584675BEC12BDA9EE34CC1DD272EF1C8</ref> Commission 2-5%

* [https://omapaja.fi/ '''Omapaja.fi''']<ref group="1st seen in" name="omapaja"/> by Omapaja Oy. Founded in Oulu in April '''2011'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2319784&tarkiste=8D1E0FB2579140F5C70700B7FFAACA23299A4920</ref>. Seems to be part of a bigger group of companies. [https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yrityshaku.aspx?kielikoodi=1 Probably] owned by [https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2619069&tarkiste=579E9A19025C481CB50D79508A7B10E7498EB7F2 Omapaja Holding Oy] in Oulu. Commission 5-7%

* [https://op-kevytyrittaja.fi/ '''op-kevytyrittaja.fi'''] - [[w:fi:OP (finanssiryhmä)|Finnish Wikipedia on OP (finanssiryhmä)]] kevytyrittäjyyspalvelu Commission 5%

* [https://www.pooli.fi/ '''Pooli.fi'''] by Laskutuspalvelu Pooli Oy. Founded in February '''2020'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2907991&tarkiste=7C25A476DA2C93461AA5522B9AC6892E33941AA3</ref> Commission 5% + additional service fee 2,8% and social security insurancefee 1,53%

* [https://www.talenom.fi/kevytyrittaja/# '''Talenom.fi''' kevytyrittäjä] by Talenom Oyj or one of the many companies in the group. Talenom Oyj was registered in Oulu (?) in June '''2013'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2453264&tarkiste=EC9F848B484DBED1750C7A12C3395EE311301010</ref> [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talenom.kevytyrittaja Talenom Kevytyrittäjä Android app] and [https://apps.apple.com/fi/app/talenom-kevytyritt%C3%A4j%C3%A4/id1536726771 Talenom Kevytyrittäj‪ä iOS app] Commission 2%

* [https://toimipiste.fi/ '''Toimipiste.fi'''] by Taitajien Toimipiste Oy, founded in Turku in June '''2016'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2689347&tarkiste=1963854700184F5D5CB08A5CEC1F843613502CE7</ref>. Probably owned by [https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2427241&tarkiste=803AB6B5EE18F5990AB7ED8ABC8C8A0A7629D56B Toimipiste Holding Oy] founded in Turku in June '''2017'''. Commission 5%

* [https://www.truster.fi/ '''Truster.fi'''] by Truster Works Oy, founded in Espoo in June '''2020'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2928012&tarkiste=E6DBDD4637C1EB10FBFBD38DF7BB5EBAF788105D</ref> [https://app.truster.works Web app] [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trusterworks.app Truster Works light entrepreneurship Android app] and [https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/truster-works/id1512815131?ign-itsct=apps_box&ign-itscg=30200 Truster Works kevytyrittäj‪ä iOS app] Commission unknown

* [https://www.ukko.fi/ '''Ukko.fi'''] [https://www.ukko.fi/kevytyrittajyys/ '''UKKO Kevytyrittäjyys''' – ''kattavin kokonaispalvelu kevytyrittäjälle''] - [https://www.ukko.fi/toiminimiyrittajyys/ '''UKKO Toiminimiyrittäjyys''' - ''Yritä oikein. Oikeasti. - Keskity siihen mitä osaat parhaiten. Jätä toiminimen kirjanpito meidän huoleksemme.'']  [https://www.ukko.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kevytyritt%C3%A4jyysopas-2019.pdf UKKO.fi 2019 Kevytyrittäjyysopas].  [[w:fi:UKKO.fi|Finnish Wikipedia on UKKO.fi]] Commission 5% + additional fee 2,9%

* [https://www.uuras.fi/ '''Uuras.fi''' kevytyrittäjäpalvelu] by Suomen GTM Osuuskunta<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2757847&tarkiste=5AAEF67241E2F85BE25530AFCF34FCC2048CB0D9</ref>. Suomen GTM Osuuskunta was founded in Helsinki in July '''2018'''. Auxiliary business name ''Kevytyrittäjäpalvelu Uuras'' registered in October '''2020'''. Commission 4% + aditional fee 2,5% which which includes health insurance, operational liability insurance and occupational accident insurance. 

'''Tutorials and comparisons of billing services for individuals'''

* https://vakuudeton.com/kevytyrittajyys/
* https://yrityksen-perustaminen.net/kevytyrittajyys/
* https://www.rahakone.fi/paras-laskutuspalvelu/
* https://omapaja.fi/blogi/laskutuspalvelut-vertailussa/ (obs: this is one of the contenders)

* https://uusityo.fi/ is the industry trade association of the billing services providers that claims that its members comprise 95% of the revenua in the industry

=== Wikipedia articles about things in Finland ===
* [[w:fi:Luokka:Kuluttajansuoja]]
* [[w:Public transport in Helsinki|Public transport in Helsinki]]

=== Employment agencies in Finland ===
* [https://www.wellpack.fi/ Wellpack.fi] by Wellpack Oy. Founded in Helsinki in May '''2013'''.<ref>https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=2448137&tarkiste=60F4D778CBD37AF13F2D96553B7B94C08CD2142E</ref> Services: [https://www.wellpack.fi/henkilostopalvelut/henkilostovuokraus/ Henkilöstövuokrauspalvelut] Personnel hire services, [https://www.wellpack.fi/henkilostopalvelut/rekrytointipalvelut Rekrytointipalvelut] Recruitment and staffing services.
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==France==
*[https://www.europe-consommateurs.eu/fr/accueil/ '''French European Consumer Centre''' at europe-consommateurs.eu] - French chapter of the [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font> http://www.maxhavelaarfrance.org/
*Mutuelle Ociane Matmut : Le groupe Mutualia voit le jour en 1990. Cet organisme mutualiste a été fondé par la MSA (Mutuelle Sociale Agricole) dans le but d’offrir aux acteurs du secteur agricole une meilleure protection sociale complémentaire. https://annuaire-mutuelles.fr/ile-de-france/paris/mutuelle-ociane-matmut-75012

==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
*[https://www.evz.de '''European Consumer Centre Germany''' at evz.de] - German chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

*https://zadaa.co/de/ - online 2nd hand marketplace that works via smartphone app

==Greece ==
*[https://www.eccgreece.gr/en/greek-european-consumer-centre/ '''European Consumer Centre Greece''' at eccgreece.gr] - Greek chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Hungary ==
*[https://fogyasztovedelem.kormany.hu/#/europai_fogyasztoi_kozpont '''European Consumer Centre Hungary''' at fogyasztovedelem.kormany.hu] - Hungarian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Iceland==
*[https://eccisland.is '''European Consumer Centre Iceland''' at eccisland.is] - Icelandic chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Ireland==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font> [http://www.fairtrade.ie/ Fairtrade Ireland]
*[https://www.eccireland.ie/ '''European Consumer Centre Ireland''' at eccireland.ie] - Irelandic chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''YES'''
*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/

*[https://www.ecc-netitalia.it/ '''European Consumer Centre Italy''' at ecc-netitalia.it] - Italian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==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]


*[https://www.ecclatvia.lv/ '''European Consumer Centre Latvia''' at ecclatvia.lv] - Latvian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==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

*[https://www.ecc.lt/ '''European Consumer Centre Lithuania''' at ecc.lt] - Lithuanian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Luxembourg ==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>: http://www.transfair.lu/


*[https://www.cecluxembourg.lu/ '''European Consumer Centre Luxembourg''' at cecluxembourg.lu] - Luxembourgian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Malta==
*[http://eccnetmalta.gov.mt/ '''European Consumer Centre Malta''' at eccnetmalta.gov.mt] - Maltese chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Netherlands==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>: http://maxhavelaar.nl/
''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]]
*[https://www.eccnederland.nl/ '''European Consumer Centre Netherlands''' at eccnederland.nl] - Dutch chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Norway==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>: http://www.fairtrade.no/

*[https://forbrukereuropa.no/ '''European Consumer Centre Norway''' at forbrukereuropa.no] - Norwegian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Poland==
*[https://konsument.gov.pl/ '''European Consumer Centre Poland''' at konsument.gov.pl] - Polish chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Portugal==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>:[http://www.sellocomerciojusto.org/ Fairtrade Portugal]

*[https://cec.consumidor.pt/ '''European Consumer Centre Portugal''' at cec.consumidor.pt] - Portuguese chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Romania==

*[http://www.eccromania.ro/ '''European Consumer Centre Romania''' at eccromania.ro] - Romanian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

== Slovakia == 
* [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>:[http://www.fairtrade-cesko.cz/ Fairtrade Slovakia]

*[https://esc-sr.sk/ '''European Consumer Centre Slovakia''' at esc-sr.sk] - Slovakian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Slovenia== 
*[https://www.epc.si/pages/si/domov.php '''European Consumer Centre Slovenia''' at epc.si] - Slovenian chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Spain== 
*[https://cec.consumo.gob.es/CEC/web/home/index.htm '''European Consumer Centre Spain''' at cec.consumo.gob.es] - Spanish chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

==Sweden ==
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>:Fairtrade organisation: http://www.raettvist.se/
''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''

*[https://www.konsumenteuropa.se/ '''European Consumer Centre Sweden''' at konsumenteuropa.se] - Swedish chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

====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]]

*[https://www.ukecc.net/ '''UK European Consumer Centre''' at ukecc.net] - UK chapter of [[w:European Consumer Centres Network]]

* [https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/directory '''The Directory''' by the independent regulator of charitable fundraising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at fundraisingregulator.org.uk]

'''Recycling in the UK'''
*The UK does not currently have a deposit and reverse vending systems for beverage containers, but this could change in the future according to [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42953038 this BBC.com article 'UK 'could adopt' Norway bottle recycling system']

=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'''

==Haiti ==
''Registered companies searchable in Internet?'' '''Not determined''', highly unlikely

''Ecological questions''
*[[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.

*[https://www.pacer.gov/ Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER.org)] is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts and is provided by the Federal Judiciary. If a PACER user quarterly usage is $30 or less, the <font color="green">bill will be waived</font>.

* https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ - The Open Payments Search Tool is used to search payments made by drug and medical device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals.

*[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

''' Reusing services in the  USA '''
*[[w:The RealReal|The RealReal]] [https://www.therealreal.com/ (.com)] is an online and brick-and-mortar marketplace for authenticated luxury [[w:consignment|consignment]].

=South America=

==Argentina==
*https://ecomo.com.ar/ - a commercial site that offers help on how to manage issues digitally in Argentina

==Brazil== 
*[[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] member?: <font color="green">Yes.</font>:[http://www.fairtradebrasil.com.br/home Fairtrade Brasil]
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