Fairtrade International have recently released guidelines to all Fairtrade Cooperatives enabling them to use their Fairtrade Premium money towards effective PPE for workers and health and hygiene programmmes to help raise awareness of the virus and the precautions people can take. We will sadly see the impact of the virus affect poorer countries both in terms of the populations health and also economically in the coming months, Trading fairly to help these people and their livelihoods get back on their feet sustainably after this crisis is more important than ever. This year has given us a pause to think about how we can improve trade for people and planet, and Fairtrade is key to ensuring we have fair trading relationships with the people who supply much of our groceries.
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