Grapes of Wrath, modern version
I find this incredibly disturbing. Even more so because I haven't the faintest idea what do about it.
It's easy to see "fair trade" as something that is needed to protect people who live far away, on different continents. And easy to follow it in regards to non-essentials, like coffee, tea, and chocolate. Not that I have that good a track record with those, but I've been working on it.
It's harder when it's about fruits and vegetables. And God knows what else. . . meat processing plants are also often bad, and I don't know anything about any other food production workers. How are the workers involved in grain production treated? And in factories and bakeries?
I've never even thought about these issues before today. So I don't know where to begin, or what to say.
It's easy to see "fair trade" as something that is needed to protect people who live far away, on different continents. And easy to follow it in regards to non-essentials, like coffee, tea, and chocolate. Not that I have that good a track record with those, but I've been working on it.
It's harder when it's about fruits and vegetables. And God knows what else. . . meat processing plants are also often bad, and I don't know anything about any other food production workers. How are the workers involved in grain production treated? And in factories and bakeries?
I've never even thought about these issues before today. So I don't know where to begin, or what to say.