{"id":48427,"date":"2022-05-13T12:12:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T11:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=48427"},"modified":"2022-05-16T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:03:01","slug":"world-fair-trade-day-is-here-to-fight-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/world-fair-trade-day-is-here-to-fight-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"World Fair Trade Day is here to fight Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>You probably get coffee on the way to work or Uni, right? It\u2019s a no brainer.&nbsp;Find out more about what Fair Trade is doing for coffee farmers and other marginalised workers worldwide. <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wfto.com\/fairtradeday2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Fair Trade Day<\/a> is this Saturday 14<sup>th<\/sup> 2022, it takes place on the second Saturday of May each year. It&#8217;s a day dedicated to raising awareness for sustainable and ethical practices whilst also celebrating farmers and workers. This year the focus is on the ongoing issue of Climate Change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Ways-to-help-the-environment-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Graphics: Ashreya Jimi via Canva<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>World Fair Trade Day is coordinated by the &#8216;World Fair Trade Organisation&#8217;. They partner up with many other Fair Trade organisations such as &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairtrade.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FairTrade<\/a>&#8216; and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/fairtrade-advocacy.org\/\">Fair Trade <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fairtrade-advocacy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advocacy Office&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/WFTO_FairTrade\/status\/1525040449513218049\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/IMG_5482-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/IMG_5482-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/IMG_5482-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/IMG_5482-768x632.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/IMG_5482.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is Fair Trade?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fairness is at the heart of the cause, of course. Fair Trade is a global trading partnership that \u2018addresses the injustice of <strong>conventional trade<\/strong>,\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairtrade.org.uk\/what-is-fairtrade\/\"> according to Fairtrade.org.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fights&nbsp;for marginalised farmers and workers to be paid the proper amount for their labour. &nbsp;<\/li><li>Aims to be more ethical in practice.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wfto.com\/who-we-are\">\u2018Fights poverty, climate change, gender inequality and injustice\u2019. <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/info.fairtrade.net\/impact\"><strong>The figures for Fair Trade in the UK in 2019<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Free-Social-Media-Template-for-New-Product-Photo-Collage-for-Instagram-Story-576x1024.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48443\" width=\"486\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Free-Social-Media-Template-for-New-Product-Photo-Collage-for-Instagram-Story-576x1024.gif 576w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Free-Social-Media-Template-for-New-Product-Photo-Collage-for-Instagram-Story-169x300.gif 169w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/05\/Free-Social-Media-Template-for-New-Product-Photo-Collage-for-Instagram-Story-768x1365.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Graphics: Ashreya Jimi via Canva<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Words: Ashreya Jimi | <\/strong><strong>Subbing: Summer Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You probably get coffee on the way to work or Uni, right? 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