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Why fair trade?

Why fair trade?. Economic justice is a recurring theme in the Bible. Economic justice is a recurring theme in the Bible. We can use our consumer power to benefit others. Normal trade practices often marginalise the poor. The movement against trade injustice is growing.

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Why fair trade?

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  1. Why fair trade?

  2. Economic justice is a recurring theme in the Bible

  3. Economic justice is a recurring theme in the Bible

  4. We can use our consumer power to benefit others

  5. Normal trade practices often marginalise the poor

  6. The movement against trade injustice is growing

  7. Fair Trade means…

  8. A fair price for skill and effort

  9. Payment in full and on time – often in advance

  10. Safeguardingthe health and education of children

  11. Concern for the environment

  12. Good working hours and conditions

  13. Employmentthat gives dignity

  14. Sharing the love that Jesus demonstrated to us

  15. We can all make a practical difference

  16. Mr Bashir’s Box

  17. The sheshamwood box is a catalogue favourite

  18. Skilled Indian craftsmen use age old traditions

  19. Mr Bashir has been working with wood since he was 8

  20. Licensed sheshamwood felling ensures sustainability

  21. Thin brass strips hammered in to the wood make intricate patterns

  22. The inlay work is polished flat to the wood surface

  23. Mr Bashir is recognised as a Master Craftsman

  24. Intricate carving shows off the craftsman’s skill

  25. A blend of Indian skill and UK designs

  26. The dignity of work for the disadvantaged

  27. Caring for workers as well as enjoying their skills

  28. Buying Created gifts directly helps Mr Bashir and the families of the workers he employs

  29. Making a difference

  30. Created Partner Gospel House changes lives for the better in Sri Lanka

  31. Gospel House provides training and employment making wooden toys and furniture

  32. Deepa supervises one of the painting workshops for Gospel House

  33. While Deepa worked at Gospel House, her husband, Anura, had to work away from home

  34. The intricate work requires a steady hand and an eye for detail

  35. The work has enable Deepa and Anura to build and furnish their house

  36. Buying Created changes lives - selling it changes whole communities

  37. Connecting with the people whose lives have been changed

  38. Witnessing the change that fair trade brings

  39. “I had no idea how much difference my sales of Created made”

  40. “The Created trading partners are an inspiration”

  41. Created Representative Carol Anne sums it up: ‘We read in the Gospel of John that Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”For me, that’s what Created is all about, enabling us all, whether a Created seller in the UK or a craft worker in Sri Lanka, to have life and to live it to the full.’

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