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I love a quote ͞Man for others͟ from my brother͛s school slogan. He gained his high school͛s degree
from Johannes de Brito High School in Jogjakarta. It͛s a single sex school for men yet they have their
sister͛s school named Stella Duce 1 High School that for ladies. Well, I know. We are not going to talk
about my former school (Stella Duce 1) either my brother͛s high school. I just love their slogan coz͛ this
slogan is exactly fit for fair trade issues in business field.

Let͛s see why this ͞Man for others͟ is good enough to describe the definition of fair trade.

Firstly, what is Fair Trade?

Fair Trade is a system in a company how its show their concern and awareness in equality rights and
justice in trading that used in the markets to achieve sustainability in living. Mostly this fair trade issue
will use in agriculture and manufactured company and influence about supply chain management. Fair
trade will make a company to get their materials directly from supplier or small business company so
they can cut some middlemen yet the company still gain their profits because their product͛s price still
comparable with the products from non-fair trade company.

Fair trade will challenge company͛s and consumer͛s awareness about sustainability in living for any
products. It means for companies, they need to arrange and have a wise policy when they are going to
produce their products. And for consumers, it means they need to be more concern about every
product that they use in their live and how its produced before.

So, when we are going to talk about fair trade, we are going to oppose children labors, slave labors,
sexual harassment for woman labors, inappropriate wages, bad waste management, and unsafely
working place.

According to Sister͛s Kate Fair Trade Gazette Weekly Magazine, there are eight basic principles of Fair
Trade which are:

1. Fair wages for artisans.

The company ensures the living wage for the artisans so they will have appropriate living and
produce high quality product as the result.

2. Fair prices for growers.

The company ensures the farmers to receive fair market-priced for their crops.

3. Safe working conditions.

Sweat shop and forced children labors are prohibited.

4. Community development.
 Company provides a good social responsibility in developing community such as establish
schools, sanitation and health waste systems, and health care centre together with the
community to improve their quality of life.

5. Direct market access.

It ensures the growers, the producers, and the artisans earn fair wage for their products yet the
price is still reasonable for the consumers.

6. Democratic decision-making.
Fair trade cooperatives engage in democratic decision-making in their work cooperatives and
community development programs.

7. Environmental protection.
The company must be concerned about environmental issues such as energy use, waste
management, etc.

8. Sustainable farming.
Farmers should have a sustainable farming that means the farm must use natural fertilizers, the
soil should be free hazard chemicals, the seeds should be organics, etc.

As a conclusion, so fair trade is one of solution in sustainable development. Because with this fair trade
products, it means that companies and consumers are totally concern about a better live for other
people. This concept will be the same like the quote ͚Man for Others͛ before. When we are already
realized and concern about others so it means we already help this earth to have a better future and
hopefully it will be sustainability in living for our offspring.

So, when you are in market/grocery/shop, find the package that has a ͚fair trade͛ stamp/label on it or
͚fairly trade͛ stamp/label on it! When you do it, it means you already saved and helped many people and
it will pay it later for you with a better environment in living in this earth as our heritage. Let͛s having
͚fair trade = man for others͛ moment now!