Definition of fair-trade
: to market (a commodity) in compliance with the provisions of a fair-trade agreement
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First Known Use of fair-trade
1947
fair trade
Definition of fair trade
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: trade in conformity with a fair-trade agreement
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: a movement whose goal is to help producers in developing countries to get a fair price for their products so as to reduce poverty, provide for the ethical treatment of workers and farmers, and promote environmentally sustainable practices
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We like [Navitas] (https://www.amazon.com/Navitas-Organics-Cacao-Nibs-Bags/dp/B001ELL9GI) cacao nibs, which are organic, fair trade, and relatively easy to find.
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Brzoska voted for Trump, despite his concerns over global warming, hoping that an experienced businessman could fight for fairer trade and better fiscal policies.
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But where Trump sees provocation as a tool toward fairer trade, corporate America sees uncertainty and hazard.
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Cons: Not as inexpensive as some other sustainable brands (but those companies can’t touch Boll & Branch’s fair trade standards).
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His words capped a legislative session at which the party sought to present China as strong, stable and open — a foil, experts say, to President Trump's Washington and his claims that China violates fair trade.
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Being a sports fan means making some concessions, compartmentalizing some jadedness and accepting a certain level of commercialism and inconvenience as the fair trade for, well, sports.
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But in the ceremony Thursday, the president framed the effort as a lever to push other nations toward fairer trade practices.
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In 2008, festival organizers signed the Manitoba Food Charter and made a commitment to offering LOFT meals -- local, organic and fair trade -- in backstage kitchens, at food vendors and in the campgrounds.
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First Known Use of fair trade
1914
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fair-trade
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: to market (a commodity) in compliance with the provisions of a fair-trade agreement
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