Fair Trade
American trade policy should strengthen, not weaken, the health, environment, food sovereignty, working conditions, labor rights, and transparent, competitive market principles of this country and all countries.
WORC’ s Trade Bill of Rights outlines basic fair trade principles, including
- The right of countries to preserve family farms and promote global food security.
- Strong labor, environmental and public health standards.
- Fair and democratic negotiations processes that allow for public input by the very people affected by the agreements.
News from Fair Trade
Making COOL Cool Again
Northern Plains Resource Council leads the way on reinstating mandatory country-of-origin labeling. By Michael Nelson In 2015 Congress repealed a law mandating country-of-origin labeling (COOL)…
WORC intervenes in court battle to defend critical Packers & Stockyards Act Rules
WORC and our allies are fighting to keep common sense rules that protect farmers and ranchers from discriminatory, retaliatory, and deceptive practices by meatpackers. On…
USDA’s Phase 2 update to the Packers and Stockyards Act is good news for family farmers and ranchers looking for fair markets
USDA’s newest P&SA update is a solid step towards reigning in discriminatory, retaliatory, and deceptive behavior by transnational meatpackers. Now, packers are lobbying Congress to…