Fair Trade
American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries.
WORC’ s Trade Bill of Rights outlines basic fair trade principles, including
- The right of countries to preserve family farms and promote global food security.
- Strong labor, environmental and public health standards.
- Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people affected by the agreements.
News from Fair Trade
We’re importing beef and labeling it “Product of the USA”
**Update: due to the outpouring of positive comments submitted to the USDA, they have extended the deadline to Monday, September 17th. If you haven't yet…
Senate Farm Bill: Closer, but not yet “the best bill possible”
The hay ain’t in the barn yet. The Senate Farm Bill, a flawed but less-destructive cousin of legislation passed in the House 213-211 on Friday, should…
The House Farm Bill is Corporate Welfare
The H.R.2 sequel takes food from needy kids and money from rural communities in order to subsidize factory farms. The vote is expected to be…