Category Archives: fairtrade

Labour in the Food Industry

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Chris MacDonald

Check out this piece by Stephen Lurie, writing for Vox: You care about where your food comes from. Shouldn’t you care about who grew and picked it? Lurie is arguing that the food you consume embodies a certain set of … Continue reading →

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Fairtrade Coffee Battle

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Chris MacDonald

The British papers are having it out over fairtrade coffee this week: Here’s the first volley, from Sean Poulter, writing for the Daily Mail: Unfair trade: Ethical food ‘is not lifting Third World farmers out of poverty’ Sales of its … Continue reading →

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