During the 1990's, several organisations including Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft and the World Development Movement, created the
Fairtrade Foundation which is now responsible for awarding the Fairtrade mark in the UK.
In recent years, the mark has really taken off as an awareness raising symbol helping to increase awareness of the effects of unequal trade and bring to light how we as consumers can positively make a difference to peoples lives in less economically developed countries.
Updated 11/11/2009 01:34:21 PM
