Fair trade press releases

Margaret Sentamu has become a trustee of fair trade organisation Traidcraft – for the second time.

Interested in fair trade? Why not meet the people behind the products on a Traidcraft Meet the People Tour. These small group tours take travellers into the heart of local communities to meet local people – and even to share their homes.

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

The city of Durham – where the Traidcraft "dream" first took shape – is playing host to Traidcraft’s Conference and Annual General Meeting, from 21st to 23rd September.

Fair trade enthusiast Elaine Willmore from Gateshead travelled 5,000 miles to Bangladesh to visit some of Traidcraft’s producers who make the products she sells from a stall in her church. Elaine, a cancer researcher, was keen to find out for herself whether fair trade really makes a difference to the lives of the producers.

A large selection of leading Fair Trade brands in the UK are partnering with eBay.co.uk to launch a special 'Fair Trade on eBay' hub on 12 May 2007. The launch comes on World Fair Trade Day and showcases Fair Trade products to an audience of millions, providing a one-stop shop for a variety of Fair Trade items.

Two thousand years after the Romans linked the east and west of Britain with their mighty wall, fair trade campaigners across the North are attempting to repeat the achievement.

Traidcraft, the UK's leading fair trade organisation, is urging UK women to celebrate the world-wide connections between women that fair trade products can bring.

Singer-songwriters Gareth Davies-Jones and Rob Halligan are using their unique style of music to spread the fair trade message on behalf of Traidcraft.

A recent survey, carried out in 25 European countries, shows that fair trade sales in Europe have been growing at an average 20% per year since 2000. The annual net retail value of fair trade products sold in Europe now exceeds €660 million. This is more than double the figure five years ago, making fair trade one of the fastest growing markets in the world.