“If I earned 50% more
I could feed myself
and my family properly. Even though I work
14 hours a day for overseas customers,
I still cannot”
Begum Ali, conventional garment worker
in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
What is the People Tree Foundation?
People Tree had its beginnings in 1991, and is the pioneer of Fair Trade Fashion internationally, promoting environmental justice and Fair Trade.
The People Tree Foundation is an independent charity, working alongside People Tree the Fair Trade Company.
The Foundation will bring benefits to an even greater number of farmers and artisans through scaling up training, technical support and environmental initiatives and through raising awareness and campaigning for fair and sustainable fashion.
The Foundation aims to:
- Reduce poverty by creating new work
opportunities and community support for
people in developing countries - Promote more environmental projects
and organic cotton farming - Campaign to create an empowering
environment for Fair Trade and sustainability
amongst the public, business leaders
and policy makers.
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