DFTA Issues Statement on Fair Trade USA leaving Fairtrade International

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DFTA Issues a Call for Transparency and Accountability to Fair Trade USA

Boston, MA, March 29, 2012 – DFTA has issued a call to Fair Trade USA to be accountable to the fair trade movement in North America, transparent about processes and policies, and authentically engage stakeholders. 

Read the statement.

 

The
Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA) is an association of farmers,
farmworkers, food workers, retailers, marketers, processors, manufacturers, and
NGOs with the mission to promote and protect the integrity of Domestic Fair
Trade principles through education, marketing, advocacy and endorsement.