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  • 9 Nov 2010
    EU’s new grab for raw materials 'will increase poverty'

    The European Union’s push to help its companies access raw materials in developing countries will drive “a new scramble for Africa”.

  • 19 Feb 2009
    Fairtrade gardeners bag

    Spring is in the air, so check out this fantastic product from Action Bag, a Traidcraft company which supports start-up business in poverty-stricken Bangladesh. Find out more here

  • 15 Jan 2009
    Shoppers want fair trade watchdog for supermarkets

    Eight out of 10 shoppers want a watchdog appointed to monitor and penalise supermarkets which treat suppliers unfairly, according to a poll commissioned by Traidcraft, the Christian-based fair trade organisation.

  • 15 Jan 2009
    Shoppers demand supermarket watchdog

    Eight in 10 shoppers want a watchdog appointed to monitor and penalise supermarkets which treat suppliers unfairly, a poll commissioned by Traidcraft, says today.

  • 30 Apr 2008
    Competition Commission leaves farmers facing risks

    The Competition Commission inquiry into UK grocery retailing has left small farmers in the developing world still facing “excessive and disproportionate” risks, says one of the country’s leading social enterprises.

  • 26 Sep 2007
    Government minister urges more faith in action

    Political and social activism, rooted in faith, has a vital role to play in shaping modern Britain, says Stephen Timms, the Labour Party's vice-chair with special responsibility for faith communities.

  • 17 Mar 2007
    East African livelihoods at risk in trademark threat

    Traidcraft Exchange, allied to the Christian-based fair trade agency, is leading an international coalition to back African workers threatened by a UK trademark application

  • 9 Jan 2006
    Triple funding success for Traidcraft Exchange

    Traidcraft Exchange, the development charity arm of the Christian-based fair trade organisation, is to get more than one million Euros (£726,000) from the European Union to help poor producers in Vietnam, Cambodia and India improve their trading opportunities.