Buying Fair Trade coffee can help farmers escape poverty... It guarantees farmers a minimum price, and links farmers directly with importers, creating long-term sustainability. Through Fair Trade, farmers earn better incomes, allowing them to hold on to their land and invest in quality. - Fair Trade USA
Information on how farm workers in this industry isn't readily available and part of that is due to how they are treated and paid. When you buy fair trade, organic coffee you help the workers, organizations and communities involved in the production to receive a living wage. This is a direct support against commodities practices that leave workers without the minimum salary required to have basic food, shelter, medical care and education. What is more, many fair trade coffee farmers work with sustainable production methods to help keep the natural environment thriving for generations to come. You support a fair price for products. Certified fair trade coffee has been given a base price, which is set by the international Fair Trade Labeling Organization. Therefore, you don’t get ripped off, but neither do the workers that produces the beans.
