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Fair Trade helps disenfranchised workers.The $25 shirt with Fair trade certification was sewn by a man or woman working in a co-operative or in their home. It could be in any of the countries mentioned above. The co-ops are usually in the villages where they live. Their children go to school wearing uniforms that they were able to purchase with their fair and regular wages. Women are empowered to make decisions. They often work in open air facilities and select leaders from their peers. They are …

October is fair trade month. Fair Trade. You've heard it before... The expensive coffee, the special chocolate that only some stores carry and that flowy skirt your hipster cousin was wearing the last time you saw her. But what does fair trade actually mean and what can you do about it?  It's more than charity. It's more than buying an expensive item. It's justice. The alpaca farmer, the knitter, the potter or the flute maker. Every fair trade purchase helps another person earn a fair wage …