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Rodrik’s post on sweatshops has some good comments to follow. I like the one by dale in particular: “Its OK to follow our hearts and moral intuitions on these matters. The time has passed when proponents of industrial market societies get a free pass on rationalizing extremes of explotation.” - though I think following our hearts/morals needs to be backed up by hard data showing that we are doing actually helps. More at IELP and check out the NYT article that started it.

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Evan emailed me this article in The Age covering the use of child slavery in chocolate. A good reminder of the importance of fair trade chocolate and making sure what we eat is ethical.

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Freshcup has an interesting read about the history and future of fairtrade. It’s a great read to get up to speed on what it’s all about and why it’s a better option.

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Wow, this hotel sounds awesome! One nit-pick with the write up though, “serves only organic, shade grown and free trade coffees.” (emphasis added). This is the second time this week I’ve found a well respected eco-website using free instead of fair when referring to coffee. An easy mistake to make for sure, but surely an easy one to avoid as well?

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Fantastic news from The Age, commonsense has prevailed and the ACCC has dismissed the spurious claim by right-wing think tank that fairtrade and Oxfam were misleading consumers.

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