CONTIGO guarantees:

• Creation of opportunities for small and medium sized producers from overseas
• Fair Trade Practices
  • Fair prices for quality and Fair Trade achievements
  • Fair payment for all additional services
  • Advance payment of 50% of order volume, interest free
• Sustainable partnerships
  • Long term trading relations
  • Consulting and provisions to all partners on consumer markets, trends, import and export conditions,
    product safety and regulations, free of charge
  • Product- and design development free of charge
• Transparency and accountability
  • Transparency in all management and commercial interactions
  • Traceability of all products
  • Provision of all relevant information to customers and the general public
• Promotion of Fair Trade
  • Expansion of and within the European market
  • Representation of partners and their products at trade shows and events
  • Promotion of Fair Trade through events, press work, presentations, panel sessions etc.

Our trading partners guarantee:

• Payment of fair salaries and other benefits for employees/members/associates
  • Application of all national labour laws and regulation as a minimum
  • Regular, complete and punctual payment of the salaries
• No child, no bonded labour
  • Adherence to International Labour Organization standards (ILO Convention)
  • Adherence to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Freedom of association
• No discrimination
  • Due to national origin, caste, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, union membership,
    political affiliation, HIV/AIDS status, age
• Good working conditions
  • Safe, clean, sufficiently illuminated and healthy work environment
  • Fire prevention
  • Access to cleandrinking water
• Transparency and accountability
  • Transparency in management and commercial actions
  • Provision of all relevant information to CONTIGO