When buying Fairtrade certified goods, people believe to be supporting small farmers because they trust the organization. Critics question Fairtrades method and achievements and make some serious objections.
For example: the minimum prices that Fairtrade guarantees, encourage market oversupply and thereby lead to even lower global prices. This increases the farmers’ dependence on the organization and makes unprotected farmers even poorer.
Another issue is the defective transfer of wealth between the west and the developing countries: the farmers only receive about 5% of Fairtrades earnings.
No one says that Fairtrade should disappear, but above mentioned problems (and many more) should be looked at in order to make it a really fair organization that accomplishes the things it promises.
Anesa Selimovic
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