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
Corrupt Pricing by Packers Putting Ranchers Out of Business
Even with consistent demand for beef, 40% of ranchers have gone out of business since 1980. Birney, MT rancher and Northern Plains chair, Jeanie Alderson,…
It’s time to move from merely “Promoting Competition” to “Restoring Competition”
Above: Meatpackers use cattle held in "captive supply" to flood the market when prices get too high, driving independent ranchers out of business and further…
Five things Vilsack must do to revive USDA as “The People’s Department”
Tom Vilsack was once again confirmed as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) by the Senate, 92-7. Vilsack served as Secretary for…