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  • October 23, 2012
    Campaigners say supermarket watchdog must be 'given teeth'

    Activists have demonstrated to highlight the need for government to ensure the new supermarket watchdog has power to fine supermarkets for unfair buying practices.

  • November 9, 2010
    EU’s new grab for raw materials 'will increase poverty'

    The European Union’s push to help its companies access raw materials in developing countries will drive “a new scramble for Africa”.

  • February 19, 2009
    Fairtrade gardeners bag

    Spring is in the air, so check out this fantastic product from Action Bag, a Traidcraft company which supports start-up business in poverty-stricken Bangladesh. Find out more here

  • January 15, 2009
    Shoppers want fair trade watchdog for supermarkets

    Eight out of 10 shoppers want a watchdog appointed to monitor and penalise supermarkets which treat suppliers unfairly, according to a poll commissioned by Traidcraft, the Christian-based fair trade organisation.

  • January 15, 2009
    Shoppers demand supermarket watchdog

    Eight in 10 shoppers want a watchdog appointed to monitor and penalise supermarkets which treat suppliers unfairly, a poll commissioned by Traidcraft, says today.

  • April 30, 2008
    Competition Commission leaves farmers facing risks

    The Competition Commission inquiry into UK grocery retailing has left small farmers in the developing world still facing “excessive and disproportionate” risks, says one of the country’s leading social enterprises.

  • September 26, 2007
    Government minister urges more faith in action

    Political and social activism, rooted in faith, has a vital role to play in shaping modern Britain, says Stephen Timms, the Labour Party's vice-chair with special responsibility for faith communities.

  • March 17, 2007
    East African livelihoods at risk in trademark threat

    Traidcraft Exchange, allied to the Christian-based fair trade agency, is leading an international coalition to back African workers threatened by a UK trademark application

  • January 9, 2006
    Triple funding success for Traidcraft Exchange

    Traidcraft Exchange, the development charity arm of the Christian-based fair trade organisation, is to get more than one million Euros (£726,000) from the European Union to help poor producers in Vietnam, Cambodia and India improve their trading opportunities.