One way of ensuring we act as good global citizens is looking at our consumption habits; what do we buy? Where do we buy it? Where is it produced? What effect does the production have on the area where it is produced, and the people that live there?
"Before you finish eating your breakfast this morning you've depended on half the world. This is the way our universe is structured… We aren't going to have peace on earth until we recognise this basic fact." MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
The Fair Trade label is an eco-label just as the Green Flag you have flying in your school and like the Blue Flag you can see flying at beaches that are clean and where you can swim safely. There are many eco-labels out there and by buying products that have eco-labels, you are doing your bit to ensure you are acting as a good global citizen, caring for people and the environment around the globe.
FairTrade guarantees a better deal for third world producers and by buying Fair Trade products, you can ensure that the injustices to the producers are reduced. Fair Trade is also about sustainable development; producer organisations are encouraged to continuously improve working conditions and product quality, to increase the environmental stability of their farming methods and to invest in the development of their organisations and welfare of their producers and workers.