小編剛開始接觸咖啡時喜歡喝拿鐵，尤其是到了星X克一定是點花式咖啡，加牛奶、加抹茶、加奶油、加焦糖、加巧克力。但是隨著對咖啡逐漸的了解後，小編漸漸開始喜歡上喝美式黑咖啡的酸澀口感，偶而加一些些糖沉在底部當作expresso品嘗，感受一下回甘的感覺；近期更是喜歡喝單品咖啡，因為單品咖啡更可以喝出每一種咖啡豆的特性與層次。但是在購買咖啡豆時，除了看品牌、產地、酸度、烘焙深淺、特有香氣，小編還會優先選擇公平貿易咖啡。那麼甚麼是公平貿易呢？這篇就來跟大家淺談一下公平貿易的概念。

 

 

公平貿易商品三萬種  直接與生產者對話

 

許多人認識公平貿易都是從咖啡跟巧克力開始 （小編也是從喝咖啡開始認識公平貿易的 XD），不過其實公平貿易商品種類眾多除了咖啡、巧克力、蔗糖等各類農產品，更有棉花，甚至連黃金等貴金屬都有公平貿易認證的選項！而由公平貿易原物料所製成的產品更是多到數不盡，估計全球有超過三萬種公平貿易產品喔！比如女性的保養品及化妝品，我們身上穿著的衣物通通都有公平貿易的選項，甚至還有公平貿易旅館，旅館內所有物品都是公平貿易產品！公平貿易跟我們的生活息息相關，事實上全球公平貿易產品的消費金額每年都不斷成長，每次選擇公平貿易的消費都能直接幫助到源頭的生產者、建立更平等的商業供需體系！

 

邀請您觀賞以下的影片，影片簡潔的傳達消費者只要選擇購買包裝上標示著「公平貿易標籤」的產品，就可以協助生產者有更好的生產品質以及更好的工作環境（包含學校教育、醫療設備），生產者可以取得公平的支付價格，也就可以更專注在保護環境、永續發展上。

影片來源：Max Havelaar (Fairtrade Nederland)

 

 

您在消費之餘  也能化身正義使者

 

想過嗎？在全球自由貿易的背後被忽視的不公平，第三世界國家的小農、生產者往往是最弱勢的一群，他們努力生產，卻連一絲絲脫離貧窮的機會都沒有，更常常必須在充滿生命威脅的危險工作環境中（如採礦業），他們犧牲了自己的安全以取得微薄的收入；所以公平貿易主要關注的是自「開發中國家銷售到已開發國家」的商業行為，提倡消費者以「公平價格」向弱勢生產者購買商品。而「公平價格」則是透過買賣雙方與公正第三方共同協議所達成的一種相互同意的價格，它不只包含了生產成本考量，同時也符合了社會正義原則，提供弱勢生產者公平的報酬，同時公平貿易商也必須保證儘快的付款給其夥伴生產者，以幫助生產者能度過生產前期的財務狀況。

 

此外，公平貿易還要確保提供生產者一個健康及安全的工作環境；若有兒童參與當地生產，則不能影響兒童的完整成長、安全及教育的要求，同時也必須符合聯合國兒童權利的慣例及當地的法規。在勞工權益方面，公平貿易更注重性別平等、男女同工同酬的原則，能適當公平的給付婦女的勞動薪資。公平貿易提倡以透明的管理方式與商業模式，以平等及互相尊重與交易夥伴相處，建立一個可信賴的供應鏈，讓消費者可以清楚追溯產品的來源，並積極鼓勵生產者使用環境保護實踐及負責任的生產方式，產出對環境友善、永續、對消費者更好更健康的產品。所以在公平貿易所認證的咖啡中，接近85%也是對環境與工人健康較有益的有機咖啡。所以得到公平貿易幫助的生產者在標準之下，也能提供對另一端消費者更好更健康的產品。

 

 

利潤應該由生產者獲得 一個向您招手的標籤能讓您友善消費

 

Trade not aid - 貿易而非援助；公平貿易不是施捨，不是慈善，而是提供生產者一種公平、永續的方法來改善他們的生計，讓他們真正有機會可以脫離貧窮的惡性循環，為經濟弱勢的生產者創造機會，不再需要依靠捐款者的援助。透過透明的供應鏈、良心的交易、倫理的消費去改善自由貿易的不公平、資本技術的欠缺、與先進國家的不對等關係。公平貿易提倡全球勞工權益合理待遇、性別平等、環境永續環保及兒童福利等社會政策的公平性、以生產者的利益為優先，而非中間商人的利潤為主要考量。所以貼有公平貿易標籤的產品，背後代表了對於人、社會與環境的友善價值。

圖片出處：生態綠(OKO Green)

以下這支影片可以讓我們用短短三分鐘的時間了解公平貿易運作流程，透過公平貿易可以協助農民不再單打獨鬥，以民主方式形成合作社，一起購買生產工具，引進用水設施，建設醫院或轉型成有機農業（公平貿易積極促進環境保護以及禁止基因改造作物）。誠摯邀請您一同觀看。

影片來源：Fairtrade America

 

在台灣也能愛世界  讓公平貿易從生活裡實現

以mittag jewelry自身為例，我們在購買物品的準則上，通常是以台灣製品為第一選擇，台灣自身沒有生產的部分則會選擇公平貿易商品，所以在茶水間裡我們咖啡或是可可產品通常是公平貿易認證食品，其餘則是台灣品牌的餅乾、點心。而在一般日常蔬食採買上，其實小編特別喜歡直接跟台灣小農購買農產品，因為多了解小農本人，就更了解農產品的品質，但是最重要的是，直接跟小農購買可以減少小農被中盤商剝削的機會，這樣小農可以獲得應得的收入，小編認為這樣也是用自己的方式支持公平貿易的一種方法。用消費改變世界，確認最源頭端的生產者得到他／她應得的報酬，這就是公平貿易最開始的出發點。

 

哪裡可以買到公平貿易商品呢？
支持公平貿易，我們可以到以下商場購買公平貿易商品：台灣的公平貿易認證商包含有生態綠、可可威達、畢嘉士基金會以及繭裹子，在認證商的網路商城上都可以找到公平貿易產品。在超市通路，如家樂福、樂菲超市、棉花田生機園地、里仁、Jasons market、頂好超市，還有如神農市集以及全台誠品都可以找到公平貿易認證產品！只要在產品上看到「在藍天綠地揮手的小人」標章，就是公平貿易產品囉！

 

另外，在2020年5月開始，由mittag jewelry率先引進由 ARM（Alliance for Responsible Mining責任採礦聯盟）所成立的「Fairmined 公平採礦」認證標章，成為台灣唯一使用公平貿易貴金屬的珠寶品牌，提供您除了食品以外更多公平貿易商品種類的選擇。

#公平貿易 
#用消費改變世界
#貿易而非援助
#基因改造

 

備註：

1. 公平貿易的定義：「公平貿易是一個基於對話、透明及互相尊重的貿易活動夥伴關係，志在追求國際交易的更大公平性，以提供更公平的貿易條件及確保那些被邊緣化的勞工及生產者的權益（特別是南半球）為基礎，致力於永續發展，公平貿易組織則積極的參與支持生產者、認知提升及志在改變傳統國際貿易習慣的專案等活動。」
2. 公平貿易的定義由FINE所制定「FINE是指一個由國際公平貿易標籤組織（Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International）、國際公平貿易協會（International Fair Trade Association）、歐洲世界商店連線（Network of European Worldshops）及歐洲公平貿易協會（European Fair Trade Association）四個公平貿易的主要組織所組成的非正式連線」。在1998年，以上四個組織成立了FINE，一個以協調公平貿易的標準及準則、提昇公平貿易監督系統的品質及效率、和政治性的倡議公平貿易為目的的非正式連盟。

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the world with consumption by choosing fair trade

by mittag jewelry

 

I used to like drinking latte when I first started to drink coffee, especially when I drank starbxxxs ,I always added milk, added matcha, added cream, added caramel, added chocolate. However, with gradually knowing coffee better, I began to like the original taste of black coffee, occasionally added some sugar sinking at the bottom as an Espresso tasting, feel the final taste returning to sweet. I recently even prefer to drink single origin coffee, because it can feel the characteristics of each coffee. However, when buying coffee beans, in addition to looking at the brand, origin, acidity, baking depth, unique aroma, I will also prefer fair trade coffee. So what is fair trade? This blog is to talk about the concept of fair trade.

 

 

more than 30,000 fair trade products, directly dialogue with producers

 

Many people know fair trade starts with coffee and chocolate (me too), but in fact, there are many kinds of fair trade products, except for coffee, chocolate, sugar and other agricultural products, like cotton, and even precious metals such as gold have the option of fair trade certified! And the products made from fair trade raw materials are even more numerous, it is estimated that there are more than 30,000 fair trade products in the world! For example, women's skin care products and cosmetics, the clothing we wear all have fair trade options, and even fair trade hotels, all items in the hotel are fair trade products! Fair trade is closely related to our lives, in fact, the amount of global fair trade products is growing every year. Every time we choose fair trade consumption, we can directly help the source producers and establish a more equal business supply and demand system!

 

We invite you to watch the following video. This video conveys the simple message that consumers can choose to purchase the products with the "Fairtrade Label" on the package to help the producers having better production quality and a better working environment (including school education, medical equipment), producers can obtain a fair payment price, so they can focus more on protecting the environment and sustainable development.

Sourced from: Max Havelaar (Fairtrade Nederland)

 

 

You can be a messenger of justice when purchasing

 

Ever thought about it? Under the global free trade system, unfairness is neglected , small farmers and producers in third world countries are often the most vulnerable group. They work hard, but they have no chance to escape poverty. They often have to work in a dangerous working environment (such as the mining industry), they sacrifice their own safety to obtain a meager income; therefore, fair trade is mainly concerned with business activities from "developing countries to developed countries" and promoting consumers to pay a "fair price" buying goods from vulnerable producers. The "fair price" is a mutually agreed price reached through a joint agreement between the buyer and the seller and an impartial third party. It not only includes production cost considerations, but also conforms to the principle of social justice and provides fair compensation to vulnerable producers. Fair traders must also ensure that payments are made to their partner producers as quickly as possible to help producers survive the pre-production financial situation.

 

In addition, fair trade also ensures that producers are provided with a healthy and safe working environment; if children are involved in local production, they cannot affect the child's complete growth, safety and education requirements, and must also comply with United Nations child rights practices and local regulations. In terms of labor rights, fair trade pays more attention to the principle of gender equality and equal pay for equal work for men and women appropriately and fairly. Fair trade advocates a transparent management and business model, with equal and mutual respect to get along with trading partners, to establish a reliable supply chain, so that consumers can clearly trace the source of products, and actively encourage producers to use environmental protection practices and responsible production methods that are environmentally friendly, sustainable, and better and healthier. Therefore, nearly 85% of the fair trade certified coffee is also organic coffee that is more beneficial to the environment and workers' health. So producers who get fair trade help can also provide better and healthier products to consumers.

 

 

Profit should be obtained by the producer. A label that you should be knowing

 

Trade not aid, fair trade is not charity, but provides producers with a fair and sustainable way to improve their livelihoods, giving them a real opportunity to escape the vicious circle of poverty and create opportunities for the economically disadvantaged producers, so they no longer need to rely on donor assistance. Improve the unfairness of free trade, the lack of capital technology, and the unequal relationship with advanced countries through transparent supply chains, conscientious transactions, and ethical consumption. Fair trade promotes the fairness of social policies such as fair treatment of workers' rights, gender equality, environmentally sustainable protection and child welfare, and gives priority to producers' interests, rather than the profit of intermediate traders. Therefore, products with Fairtrade labels representing the friendly value to people, society and the environment.

 

Sourced from：OKO Green

 

The following film allows us to understand the fair trade operation process in just three minutes. Through fair trade, we can help farmers to stop fighting alone, to form cooperatives in a democratic way, purchase production tools together, introduce water facilities, and build hospitals or transforming into organic agriculture (fair trade actively promotes environmental protection and prohibits genetically modified crops). We sincerely like to invite you to watch it together.

Sourced from: Fairtrade America

 

 

Let fair trade assist us to touch the world

 

Take mittag jewelry as an example, in terms of the criteria for purchasing goods, we usually choose Taiwanese products as the first choice. Taiwan non-produced parts, we go with fair trade products, so in coffee room, our coffee or cocoa products are usually fair trade certified, and the rest is Taiwanese brands biscuits and snacks. And, in general, the daily purchase of vegetables and fresh food, we particularly like to buy agricultural products directly from Taiwanese small farmers, because to understand the small farmers themselves, we can understand more about the quality of their agricultural products, but the most important thing is that direct purchases with small farmers can make sure that small farmers get the income they deserve, we believe that this is also a way to support fair trade in our own way. Use the consumption to change the world and make sure that the producer receives the reward he/she deserves, this is the starting point for fair trade.

 

 

Where to buy fair trade goods?

To support fair trade, we can buy fair trade goods at the following malls: Taiwan's fairtrade certifiers include OKO Green, COCO de VIDA, BJORGAAS Foundation, and TWINE, which can be found in the certifier's online store. In the supermarket channels, such as Carrefour, Lafe Supermarket, Cotton Field Organic, Leezen, Jasons market, Wellcome Supermarket, as well as MAJI FOOD & DELI and All Taiwan Eslite can find fairtrade certification products! As long as you see the "Little Man Waving in the Blue Sky Greenland" stamp on the product, it is a fair trade product!

 

In addition, starting in May 2020, mittag jewelry was the first to introduce the "Fairmined" certification mark established by ARM (Alliance for Responsible Mining), becoming the only jewelry brand in Taiwan that uses fair trade precious metals to provide you more choices of fair trade commodity types besides food.

#Fairtrade
#Changing the world with consumption
#Trade not aid
#Genetically modified

 

Remarks:

1. Definition of fair trade: "Fair trade is a partnership of trade activities based on dialogue, transparency and mutual respect. It aims to pursue greater fairness in international transactions, to provide more equitable terms of trade and to ensure the rights of those marginalized workers and producers ( In particular, the Southern Hemisphere）are committed to sustainable development, and the Fair trade Organization actively participates in activities that support producers, cognitive enhancements, and programs that aim to change traditional international trade practices."
2. 2. The definition of fair trade is defined by FINE through the informal exchange of the four fair trade organizations. “FINE refers to a Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, the International Fair Trade Association, the Network of European Worldshops and European Fair Trade Association. In 1998, the above four organizations formed FINE, an informal coalition aimed at coordinating fair trade standards and guidelines, improving the quality and efficiency of the fair trade surveillance system, and politically promoting fair trade.