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'''Rättvisemärkt / Fairtrade''' (Rättvisemärkt) is an independent ethical and social labeling of products that can be found in a limited number of goods, mostly food. The label means that the production has met a number of criteria including that the producer is used to demonstrate paid in advance and are guaranteed a minimum price that products meet international Fairtrade standardsexceeds the production cost. These criteria was developed by FLOIn addition to a better payment, the producer gets a premium that can only be used either for investment in agriculture, to a new school, new housing or health care. Fairtrade is using [[Fair Labelling Organization]] International , FLO's criteria designed to ensure:* Growers (Farmers) and follows the standards of ILO conventions that employees shall have been established adequate wage for human rights their work* That democracy and freedom of association is promoted* That child labor and discrimination is prevented * That environmental and ecological production is promoted* Help the local community to develop socially and economically* Long-term trade relations and agreements* There are also product-specific extension ==Who does what?== Fairtrade have sister organizations in societytwenty countries in Europe, economic development North America, Australia / New Zealand and improvements in environmental aspectsJapan. Behind Fair Trade there is the an international name for Rättvisemärkt (Swedish)control organization, the Fairtrade Labelling Organization. By choosing to purchase products It is the FLO that develops criteria for different product groups and perform other controls so that the criteria are labeled by Fairtrade you, as a consumer, help met and they also provide development assistance to improve working farmers and living conditions for agricultural workers and farmers in developing countries. Among other things The Association for Fair Trade (Föreningen för Rättvisemärkt) is the Swedish member of FLO, you will also help to: Improving farmer and employees economic conditions, decrease child labor and discrimination. You will help improve democracy and is responsible for the right to organizelicensing of importers who want their products Fairtrade-labelled. Furthermore you will help communities develop socially and economically and The association for Fari Trade in Sweden is a nonprofit organization that environmental friendly works to provide information on and ecological production raise public awareness about Fair Trade. Fairtrade in Sweden AB (Rättvisemärkt in Sweden AB) is promoteda company which issues licenses to Swedish companies. Today there are many  ==Fair Trade products that bear the Fairtrade logo== Fair trade-labeling, including can among many others be found in foods like coffee, tea, cocoa, drinkable chocolate, chocolate bars, bananas, juice, rice, ice cream, sugar, juices cereals, snacks, candy, honey and chocolatewine. The In addition, there are Fairtrade footballs and goods made from [[Fairtrade cotton]]. ==Difference between Fair trade-label has given farmers (Rättvisemärkt) and workers in developing countries Fair Trade/Fair Business (Rättvis handel)== There is a chance difference between fair trade-labeled products and fair trade(business) products. These differ primarily in how to join the international market, which also leads to increased salescontrols are conducted. The Fair trade-labeled criteria for a product are specific to be labeled with each group of commodities while the Fairtrade logo includes requirements Fair Trade/business-label products are based on how the wage level should be for employees [[International Fair Trade Associaton]]'s (IFAT) criteria. These are general and provide a guaranteed minimum price for products have no inspection without the one the importers do themselves to be soldensure that the chosen criteria are met.These products are usually products that have a more complex production chain, eg handicrafts and clothing. Examples of clothing companies that use Fair trade/business principles but who are not Fair trade-labeled is [[Dem Collective]] and [[People Tree]]. ==Sources==*[http://www.rattvisemarkt.se Fairtrade] ==External links==*[http://www.fairtrade.net/ Fair Labelling Organization (FLO)]*[http://www.ifat.org/International Fairtrade Association]*[http://www.varldsbutikerna.org Världsbutikerna]