Fairtrade and Ethical Clothing Australia – Working Together

Small cotton farmers find themselves at the sharp end of injustice within the global trading system. You can find out more about the problems faced by small holder cotton farmers and how Fairtrade is helping them.

FairTrade Check out Fairtrade Australian and New Zealand presentations – download Fairtrade Certified Cotton: Improving the livelihoods of cotton farmers in the developing world and download an accompanying PowerPoint presentation for community groups.

	Ethical Clothing Australia If a garment is made in Australia using Fairtrade cotton then the manufacture of the garment must comply with the Ethical Clothing Australia system to avoid ‘sweatshop’ conditions for homeworkers and other garment workers, which are (as this site shows) unfortunately prevalent in Australia.

JustAct Check out the JustAct website (external site) for information about child labour in the cotton industry in Uzbekistan.