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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.