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    Fairtrade Tops $9 Billion in Global Sales for First Time on 8% Growth

    26 October 2018 by Kyle Freund, Media Manager, Fairtrade America

    Global sales of Fairtrade products rose by 8 percent to nearly $9.2 billion in 2017, generating Fairtrade Premiums of more than $193 million for farmers’ and workers’ organizations. The US now ranks as the third largest market for Fairtrade goods behind the United Kingdom and Germany. Retail sales in the US topped $1 billion.

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  • Pressing for Progress on Gender Equality

    Six Ways Fairtrade is Pressing for Progress on Gender Equality

    7 March 2018 by Eric Fichtl, Fairtrade International

    At Fairtrade, we continue to promote gender equality in sectors that have long been male-dominated.

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    Celebrating Day of the Girl Child

    10 October 2017 by Paty Villarán, CLAC Network

    Young girls in developing and least-developed countries often grow up in communities where gender discrimination is prominent and child labor can be widespread. Efforts by local Fairtrade cooperatives and other organizations are helping empower young girls to develop and face their challenges themselves.

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    Ok, Ladies, Now Let’s Talk Caffeination!

    6 March 2017 by Kathleen McCoy, Events and Communications Assistant Manager

    How your morning coffee can help support female workers globally

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    Release: Fairtrade Flowers from Ecuador Direct to Your Door

    27 January 2017 by Kyle Freund, Media Manager, Fairtrade America

    This Valentine’s Day, love unconventionally with Be My Rose's Fairtrade flowers.

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    Finding Common Ground

    30 March 2016 by Margot Conover, Outreach & Events Manager, Fairtrade America

    In our globalized economy, we’re all part of one enormous food system affected by many of the same forces. Whether you’re a single parent on food stamps or a coffee farmer in Tanzania, we all face challenges around food security and access to healthy, sustainably-produced food.

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    Behind the Petal

    8 March 2016 by Tsitsi Choruma, Chief Operating Officer at Fairtrade Africa and Senior Advisor on Gender

    Gender inequality is often seen as just a women's issue, but it is much more. It's about power balances between men and women, it's about discrimination, and it's about changing perceptions.

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