Lovers buying wine for Valentine’s Day tomorrow are being warned that South African workers face poverty wages supplying British supermarkets. In a new report the anti-poverty charity War on Want cites worsening conditions for employees as UK retailers and wine brokers pursue profit.
Fairtrade Fortnight which began yesterday (Monday) has been given a boost with the announcement of record fairtrade sales figures - but organisers are warning that change is not happening quickly enough for some of the world's poorest people.
If you are looking for fairtrade wines, then look no further than Ormer Bay fairtrade wines - produced in Citrusdal, gateway to the Cederberg Mountain Range and up-and-coming wine region of the Western Cape.