A conference on Fair Trade - A Contribution to Sustainable Development? will be held in European Parliament on 23 March 2004. Speakers include Commissioners Nielsen (Development) and Lamy (Trade).
Fair Trade aims to achieve greater equity in international trade and to reduce poverty by offering better trading conditions to marginalised producers and workers - especially in the South. At the same time, it gives the consumer the opportunity to contribute towards sustainable economic and social development in developing countries through purchasing preferences and thus to contribute to poverty reduction.
The goal of the conference is to raise awareness of the development potential of Fair Trade but also to create a forum for discussion among stakeholders and the EU institutions on how to overcome the challenges and obstacles facing Fair Trade.
The event is co-organised by the European Fair Trade Association, the Network of European World Shops (NEWS) and European Consumer Cooperatives (Euro-Coop).
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