Fair trade: An alternative view

You are hopefully all aware that it is currently Fair Trade fortnight, and know why we support the idea. However, the link here offers a timely warning about the realistic impacts Fair Trade is having in LEDCs.


With a nod of thanks to Alan Parkinson, you will find some very useful resources for our first lessons on People as Consumers here.

During Friday's lesson, we introduced our new unit of PEOPLE AS CONSUMERS. After writing our own definitions of key terms, and discussing issues raised by some images, we collated the air miles of our selected products. The final figure was 386,403km!
You can access an excellent resource on the impacts of air miles here.