Fair trade and unfair trade Coffee By CSPE

Fair trade and unfair trade Coffee By CSPE. tv

The coffee trade • The coffee trade is worth tens of billion dollars every year • Only a tiny fraction of this money goes to coffee bean growing countries • 25 million small coffee farmers in these countries live on only a few dollars a day.

• Watch BLACK GOLD and then answer the questions Q uestions: • Qs: How much were the coffee workers earning per day? • Do you think this is a fair wage?

Fairtrade

What does Fairtrade mean? • Small farmers in the developing world are guaranteed a fair price • Only farmers that have good workers rights and protect the environment can use the Fairtrade mark

Why Fairtrade • Watch this video: Why Fairtrade? • And answer the following questions – How many people in the world live in poverty? – How much does a coffee farmer earn from a $2 coffee? – Who does Fairtrade guarantee a better deal for? – Name three things communities can invest in thanks to Fairtrade?

Fairtrade

What does Fairtrade mean? • Small farmers in the developing world are guaranteed a fair price • Only farmers that have good workers rights and protect the environment can use the Fairtrade mark

Case study Kenya • Name 3 differences between Kenya now and in the 1970 s • What % of global trade do poor countries account for? • What does the video say people in poor countries should be allowed to do?

Unfair trade • What if you could change the world? Complete the sentences – They must sell _________ – Unfair trade. It is ________ – Rich countries ______ Poor people______ – Make trade _____

Trade as One - Just One Questions What do we become as we buy more? H Homework Bring in one Fairtrade wrapper next week or find one Fairtrade product and say where it was for sale and how much it cost.

Fair trade and unfair trade Coffee By CSPE. tv