How Fairtrade works

This is about providing a safety net for the small-scale farmers. Many sectors often force a farmer to sell below the cost of production, perpetuating a cycle of poverty and inequality. That’s where Fairtrade certification comes in – ensuring producers receive a Fairtrade Minimum Price which acts as a safeguard against falling prices, allowing farmers and workers to plan for their future. Furthermore, if the market price increases, they’re able to reap (and keep) the rewards. 

TE UTUNGA MŌKITO A FAIRTRADE

Ko te tikanga hoki o tēnei, ko te whakawhiwhi i tētahi haumarutanga mā ngā kaiahuwhenua ririki. He nui ngā rāngai mahi e whakahau ana i te kaiahuwhenua ki te hoko i āna rawa i raro ake i te utu o te whakatipu, otirā he whakapūmau i te porowhita o te rawakore me te tōritenga-kore. I konei ka kitea te hua o te whakatiwhikete Fairtrade – e whakarite ana kia whiwhi ngā kaiwhakaputa i te Utunga Mōkito a Fairtrade e noho ana hei haumarutanga i te hekenga o ngā utu, kia wātea ai ngā kaiahuwhenua me ngā kaimahi ki te whakarite mō te anamata. Tapiri atu, ki te piki te utu mākete, ka whiwhi rātou (ka pupuri hoki) i ngā hua.

The Fairtrade Premium is a fixed additional amount of money that provides farmers and workers with the capacity to invest in improving the quality of their businesses and communities. They decide democratically how to use the money for their community or economic benefit, or even to improve the environment around them. This could be a well or a hospital, better farming equipment or even training and investment to help them switch to organic farming.

TE UTU TŌRUNGA A FAIRTRADE

Ko te Utu Tōrunnga a Fairtrade he moni tāpiri pūmau e whakawhiwhi ana ki ngā kaiahuwhenua me ngā kaimahi te āheinga ki te haumi ki te whakapai ake i te kounga o ā rātou pakihi me ā rātou hapori. Ka whakatau ā-manapori rātou me pēhea te whakapau i te moni hei painga mō ā rātou hapori, ōhanga rānei, hei whakapai ake rānei i te taiao. Ākene pea he puna wai, he hōhipera rānei, ngā taputapu ahuwhenua pai ake, te whakangungu, te haumi rānei hei āwhina i a rātou ki te huri ki te mahi ahuwhenua parakore.

The Fairtrade Standards are the cornerstone of Fairtrade. The Fairtrade Standards instill fair terms of trade between farmers and buyers, protect workers’ rights, and are the framework for producers to build thriving farms and organisations.

Read more about The Fairtrade Standards here.

NGĀ PAEREWA  A FAIRTRADE

Ka noho Ngā Paerewa a Fairtrade hei poutokomanawa o te Fairtrade. Ka whakaū Ngā Paerewa a Fairtrade i ngā tikanga tōkeke i waenga i ngā kaiahuwhenua me ngā kaihoko, he tiaki i ngā mōtika kaimahi, ā, ka noho hei anga mā ngā kaiwhakaputa ki te hanga i ngā pāmu me ngā whakahaere haumako.

Pānuitia ētahi atu kōrero mō Ngā Paerewa a Fairtrade ki konei.

Fairtrade works with a range of stakeholders, but our global system is 50 percent owned by producers representing farmer and worker organisations. With an equal voice, producers have a say in decision-making within our General Assembly and on Fairtrade International’s Board of Directors. Through the Board and its committees, they are involved in decisions on overall strategy, use of resources and setting prices, premiums and standards.

E PURITIA ANA TE 50% O FAIRTRADE E NGĀ KAIWHAKAPUTA

Ka mahi tahi a Fairtrade me te whānuitanga o ngā kaiwhaipānga, engari ko tā mātou pūnaha ā-ao e puritia ana te 50% e ngā kaiwhakaputa, e whakakanohi ana i ngā whakahaere pāmu, kaimahi hoki. Nā te whai reo ōrite, ka whai reo tonu ngā kaiwhakaputa i ngā whakataunga take i roto i tā mātou Huihuinga Matua, me te Poari ā-Ao o Fairtrade. Mā roto i te Poari me āna komiti, ka whai wāhi rātou ki ngā whakatau e pā ana ki te rautaki whānui, te whakamahinga rauemi, te whakatau i ngā utu, ngā tāpiritanga me ngā paerewa.