Securing a fair future

Achieving Fairtrade status is not simply a box to tick to improve conditions for workers in developing countries, end child labour, pay a fair wage and secure sustainable land management. It’s a commitment to ensure farmers, their workers and their families gain access to financial independence to build a long-term, thriving future for their communities.

And for 30 years, Fairtrade and its partners have taken progressive action to close the gender gap by implementing systemic change to end discrimination, protect rights, elevate female education and influence, entrepreneurship and income autonomy.

The gender equality problem

Around 60-80 per cent of