10 Principles for Fair Trade
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
Author: Janina Lange on 8. February 2022