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- Fair trade helps involved partiers to be aware of their own rights and be able to negotiate terms and
conditions of work and contracts in a fair and honest manner.

- Fair trade helps involved partiers to be aware of their own rights and be able to negotiate terms and
conditions of work and contracts in a fair and honest manner.

- Brings support and education for enhancing and promoting gender equality.

- Fairtrade Premium’s investment by co-operatives in community development projects and investment
into education, improvement of schools and housing, and medical facilities is improving the quality of life
of rural communities and empower them.

Economic benefits

- The Fairtrade Minimum Price is supporting the producers in order to bring them income-security and
reduce or eliminate vulnerability to poverty.

- Fairtrade enables communities to organize into cooperatives and have a better negotiating position
withing the supply chain, have a position to negotiate higher prices.

- It allows the access to agricultural services such as premium markets.

- The Fairtrade program supports farming, cooperatives an investment in collective assets though an
additional income.

Environmental benefits

- The Fairtrade Standards encompass relevant areas for environmental protection that include energy and
greenhouse gas emission reduction, pest management, waste management and biodiversity protection,
among others.

- It also includes and promote training for farmers, with the possibility of including advices about
environmentally friendly practices like the importance of developing nutrient-rich soils.

- The Fairtrade Standards include usage of less toxic pesticides that have positive impact on producers and
workers health and less negative effects on the environment.

- Fairtrade organization has the ability to provide access to financial support and expertise for climate
issues and in that way support environmental sustainability.