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Fair Trade Produces Quality

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uite simply, when artisans know they receive a fair, living wage for their work, they can focus on their work, focus on creativity, focus on good materials, focus on quality.

Fair trade produces quality, breeds empowerment, fuels creativity and fosters respect and peace.

 


> On a loom located inside her village home, Rahelia (right) works beside her sister on a 6'x9' Persian carpet. Job opportunities are quite limited in the villages of Pakistan for both men and women. Through fair trade, Rahelia earns a living wage and supports the village in which she was raised.


 
 
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