This trade relationship is currently not active.

Profile of CONTIGO´s partner (name)

Products

(Product) made of (material):

• xxx

Location

(Quarter) in (city), (country) – distance to Europe: xx.xxxkm

Founded in (year)

History

• (year): xxxxx

Cooperation with CONTIGO since (year)

Structure of the business

OR

Structure of the cooperative

OR

Structure of the organisation

Number of employees:

• xx employees (xx women and xx men)
• xx part-time employees (xx women and xx men)
• Partnership with xx producer groups
• xx women/men/womens groups do home-based work
• xx families/people earn the livelihood at

Organisation of workforce:

• (Meetings)
• (Division of labour)
• (Production steps)

Work environment:

• xxx (how many houses, what is happening in each place/on each level)

Sales

• Home market (…%)
• Exports (…%) to Germany, Netherlands, UK, France, Austria, Italy, Poland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Mozambique, Belgium, Switzerland, and Japan

Goals

• To offer
• To guarantee
• To improve
• To build
• To construct
• To open

Special features

• Environmental protection
• Social commitments
• Special company/organisation/cooperative structures or social benefits or bonuses
• Funding of education/ provision of scholarships
• Auszeichnungen

Why does CONTIGO work with (name): (justification)

 

Fairtrade classification

FTP = Fairtrade in Progress

FTA = Fairtrade Approved

FTA PLUS = Fairtrade Approved PLUS

 

Fairtrade aspects

XYZ complies with the following Fairtrade principles:

No child labour

No discrimination

No discrimination due to gender, disability, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political orientation, or infection with HIV.

Many different ethnicities work together at (name).

Fair wages

• Minimum wage in the sector/region/country: MXN 59.60/day/month (MXN=Mexican Peso) OR under revision OR above average
• Average wage in the sector/region/country: MXN 83.33/day/month OR under revision OR above average
• Average wage at (name): MXN 200/day/month OR under revision OR above average
  • Wage/month for (position): MXN 83.33/day/month
• Bonuses for xxxx (holidays, housing etc)
• Weekly/Monthly salary transferred to employees own bank account
• Weekly/Monthly payment of workers in cash
• Higher wages in case of overtime (…%)
• Commuting allowance OR Commuting costs are covered

Humane working conditions

Working hours:

• x hours/day (working times)
• (x break/s)
• x days/week

Social benefits:

• Health insurance
• Continued payment of wage in case of sickness or accidents
• Paid holidays
• Breakfast/Lunch/Tea provided
• Coverage of medical expenses
• Financial support in case of a death in the family
• Additional vacation days in case of death in the family
• Interest-free loans
• Pension fund for all employees

Educational opportunities:

• Apprenticeships offered
• Thorough initial training for all new employees
• First Aid courses
• Trainings for xxx are offered

Occupational safety:

• All safety standards are met
• Protective clothing/gear
• Breathing masks
• Working gear
• Gloves

Transparency

• Work contracts are available
• Payroll is available
• Pay slips are available
• SAR (Self Assessment Report) was duly submitted to CONTIGO
• Annual report submitted to CONTIGO

 

Monitoring

• Personal visits (in …)
• Member of: xxx since (year)
  OR
  Certified by xxx since (year)
  •  Fairtrade Africa
  • Bolicert (organic certification)
  • Bio Suisse
  • BSCA (Brazil Speciality Coffee Association)
  • Certimex (Certificado Mexicana de Productos y Procesos Ecológicos, organic certification)
  • European Fair Trade Association (Fairtrade profile received)
  • EU certified organic food label
  • Fairtrade International (FLO)
  • Illy Coffee
  • JAS (Japanese certificate for organic/ecological produce)
  • Member of the Association of Organisations of Organic Producers in Bolivia (AOPEB)
  • NASAA (National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia) for organic farming
  • Naturland
  • OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement Organization International Inc., Lincoln, U.S.A.)
  • Organic certification by Bio Latina (City/Country)
  • Organic certification approved by CERES (Certification of Environmental Standards, Happurg, Germany)
  • Phytotrade Africa
  • Rainforest Alliance
  • SCAMG (Speciality Coffee Association of Minas Gerais)
  • Union for Ethical BioTrade
  • UTZ Certified stands for sustainable farming and better opportunities for farmers, their families and our planet
  • United States Department of Agriculture (organic certification)
  • WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization)

 

Further information

(Documents)

(Awards)

(Links)

 

Country information

 

Photos

Videos

 

Updated on (month/year)