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Members of the Fair Trade Federation are fully committed to the principles of Fair Trade. These include creating opportunities for economically and socially marginalized producers, paying fair wages, prompt payment and/or providing loans to producers, supporting safe working conditions and environmental sustainability, promoting gender equity and respecting cultural identity. The Fair Trade Federation does not certify products; members apply for membership, are rigorously screened by Federation staff and must renew every year. www.fairtradefederation.org |
MEMBER STORES IN NEW YORK
Asian World Imports
info@asianworldimports.com • www.asianworldimports.com
315-261-4844 •1/2 Main Street,
Potsdam, NY 13676
Shop and gallery committed to promoting cultural diversity and environmental sustainability while offering exquisite, authentic items to fit all budgets. Specializing in handmade traditional as well contemporary pieces from Nepal, India and Thailand, the store’s products include artifacts, jewelry, accessories, textiles, stationery papers, journals and cards.
Fair World Marketplace
fairworld@verizon.net •
www.FairWorldMarketplace.com
315-446-0326 •4471 East Genesee Street,
DeWitt, NY 13214
Products include home decor, jewelry, unique instruments, coffee and chocolate from around the world. Fair World Marketplace’s mission is to promote social justice and economic independence for disadvantaged people in countries around the world.
Mango Tree Imports
tradefairly@mangotreeimports.com •
www.mangotreeimports.com
518-884-4652 •2124 Doubleday Ave (Route 50),
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Features fair trade products from about 60 countries and specializes in instruments and handicrafts that are great for the classroom. Locally owned by NYSUT members Kim and Chris Andersen, Mango Tree is an anchor store for New York's first Fair Trade Town: Ballston Spa. Web fundraising opportunities are available for groups looking to introduce school communities to alternative gift giving through fair trade.
One World Goods
owg@frontiernet.net •
www.owgoods.org
585-387-0070 •3349 Monroe Avenue,
Rochester, NY 14618
A not-for-profit gift shop that sells fair trade handicrafts whose mission is to enhance the social and economic conditions of artisans around the world. One World Goods maintains a Speakers Bureau to share its story and to increase awareness of global poverty and economic injustice.
Ten Thousand Villages
albany@tenthousandvillages.com •
www.tenthousandvillages.com
518-435-9307 •Stuyvesant Plaza, Suite 41,
Albany, NY 12203
Ten Thousand Villages in Albany, NY, is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe. The Albany store is one of three Ten Thousand Villages stores in New York State, but the only one which is a member of the Fair Trade Federation.
Ten Thousand Villages is a nation-wide organization supported by the Mennonite Central Committee. They have spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to distinctive handcrafted items. Other New York stores are in Ithaca and Williamsville. The website above gives details of these and other stores around the U.S as well as access to an online store.
Women's Work
admin@womensworkbw.com •
www.womensworkbw.com
845-809-5299 • 66 Main Street,
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Women’s Work retail shop is a fair trade African women’s craft initiative. The store’s mission is to enable African women to live their desired way of life through the fair trade of fine art, ostrich egg shell jewelry, beauty products, baskets, fabrics, and other handmade crafts primarily from women's groups with whom the owner worked while living in Botswana.
World Village Fair Trade Market
villagefairtrade@yahoo.com •
www.fairtrademarket.org
631-728-7880 • 101 W. Montauk Highway Suite 4,
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
The first fair trade store on Long Island and also a non-profit, this business helps orphans in Kenya and Zambia receive education, food, medicines and blankets. Products such as coffee, tea, jewelry and hand-crafted goods from over 25 developing countries,
(List in process as of August 1, 2009)
ONLINE FAIR TRADE BUSINESSES
(selected list of Fair Trade Federation members)
Global Exchange : www.globalexchangestore.org
An online store that sells fair trade, socially conscious, sweatshop-free, environmentally sustainable crafts, eco-friendly gifts, and recycled products. Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. The organization also works to increase activism about fair trade and has many action ideas on its main web site.
Handcrafting Justice:www.handcraftingjustice.org
Partners with women struggling for economic justice and independence in developing countries.
The online store features pottery, jewelry and accessories, home décor and other gifts. Fair Trade Uniforms, which sells school uniforms manufactured under fair labor practices, is a project of Handcrafting Justice (www.fairtradeuniforms.org).
Mayan Hands:www.mayanhands.org
For more than 20 years, Mayan Hands has partnered with talented Mayan weavers of Guatemala in their quest to bring their families out of extreme poverty and continue to live within the culture they cherish. Products include fine handwoven accessories and baskets, jewelry, cards and home décor.
SERRV : www.serrv.org
Both an online store and a catalog resource, SERRV is a 60-year-old nonprofit organization that promotes the social and economic progress of people in developing regions. Handicrafts include home decor, pottery, baskets, musical instruments, jewelry, food, and more from artisans and farmers worldwide. Fundraising and consignment arrangements are possible.
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To learn more or order fine quality Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, tea or snacks, visit www.labor-religion.org and click on the Fair Trade link. Your purchase through this link supports the NYSUT/LRC Fair Trade Project. Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State |
Last Updated :12/06/2011
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