WFTO-Asia

June 15th 2015

Workshop

Time Session details

8.30 AM to 9.00 AM Introduction to the workshop and expectationsQuestions, clarification & review of the agendaUpdates from members

9.00 AM to 10.30 AM Practical session IMSAll participants to present in detail one part of their IMS sharing and exchange of information and tools.The Living Wage calculation

TEA BREAK 10.30 to 10.4510.45AM to 12.00 PM Marginalisation tool

GS update as per the needs of attendees Peer review Audit progress Questions and feedback First buyer agreement update

Working LUNCH 12.00 AM to 1.00 PM1.00 PM to 2.30 PM The Promotion of Fair Trade in Bangladesh

Members updates on individual plansLabelling and use of logoPlans for Anti Poverty Day 2016WFTD 2016

2.30 PM to 3.00 PM Bangkok 20163.00 PM to 3.30 PM Future needs in Bangladesh and how to address them

9.7

• What advertising and marketing techniques do you employ and how do you ensure that these honestly reflect the reality on the ground?

PO/MO/NTOMandatory

Marketing Info

Internal Monitoring System

• What is it ?• Who needs one? • Why do you need one? • How to produce one?

• What you do? •Policies •Principles

• How you do it• Who• Where • When • How often

• How do you record it?

Internal Monitoring System (IMS)

Internal Monitoring System (IMS)

This describes how our organization works.How and why your organisation sources and sells the products that it does.

It references all the key documents that define your organisation. The guidelines and agreements in place, how you follow the guidelines, by who and the frequency of it happening. The Goal of an IMS:An approach to ensuring Fair Trade practices are being followed thoroughout the supply chain that is:

• Simple• Clear• Shared adopted and implemented by everyone in the organistion• Enables feedback • Regularly monitored reviewed and updated

The IMS follows your Mission

The mission of the organisation drives the IMS

It applies to – Everyone who

• Works for your organisaiton • Supplies your organisation

– All your products

Who do we work with• You need a system to describe exactly which groups of people you work with, there

should be divided as per the needs of your organisation

• Labeled Fair Trade - Fair Trade Producer Groups – WFTO registered– Another system eg FLO– IMS

• 1 Suppliers – not labelled as Fair Trade– Producer group in development– Supplier of supplementary items (zips etc) SA 8000?

• 2 Suppliers – sub groups (that do not receive the actual PO)– Fair Trade Sub group– Fair Trade sub group in development– Commercial supplier of goods or processer

This is recorded on a List, here certificates are checked updated, and findings from visits put in place

ASIA

Organizational Chart Example by KTS

Fair Trade Producer groups• Producer agreement• PO (plus T&C, production guidelines, confirmed

subgroups list)• Compliance manual • Social Review (every two years)• Action Plan (either from SAR, FLO report or from our

IMS) • Visits (QC feedback, management review. Retail info trip

report)

• If they are unverified (not WFTO or FLO) also have– Risk assessment – Embedding the 10 principles – Wage interview results

Review Process

• Social Review

Supply Chain meeting every six monthsReviews orders against each producer and subgroup for order levelsAny new proposed new groups Any group that could be terminated

Review Process

Defining the Marginalized

Fair Trade …………….. by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, small and marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.

Workshop in Milan

Context

WFT

OFair Trade

Guarantee System

MemberOrganizati

ons

AssessmentTool

Research and Development Process

Stage 3

Tool Development

Stage 2Assessment Framework Design

Stage 1Defining Marginalized

Definition

Marginalization describes both a process and a condition that prevents individuals or groups

from fully participating in social, economic and political life enjoyed by the wider society.

●Education

●Private Property

●Economic

Opportunity

●Social Safety Nets

●Infrastructure

●Language

●Protection from

Violence

●Food Security

●Health &

Sanitation

Preliminary Assessment Framework

Field Research: Bangladesh and U.S.A.

LESSONS LEARNED

● Dealing with diversity

● Simplifying language

● Countering standardization

● Improving User-friendliness

● Advocacy: discrimination, violence, security services

● Access to resources: food, housing, transportation

● Health: life expectancy, sanitation

● Economic opportunity: employment, workmanship

● Education: access to education, literacy

Refined Assessment Framework

Sample Report

• Voice – To be a voice for Fair Trade and trade Increasing awareness of fair trade principles and practices among producers and consumers at grass-roots, national and regional levels. Creating an impact on and influencing policy-makers at the regional level on trade policies which will stimulate South-South trading activities– Fashion Revolution Day– World Fair Trade Day– Free Trade Agreements

Milan slide

Be an Agent for ChangeWFTDay 2015 Campaign The Agent can be a person, a product or a product range, the work or projects that you are currently doing or perhaps your organisation!

There is no limit, the more agents for change you have, the BETTER! What/who’s your Agent for Change?Nominate a person or persons, products, projects or work that you are doing, or even your own organisation! The important thing is, you have an Agent for Change that is responsible for the positive changes you are making. Tell us about your Agent/s for Change.Let us get to know your Agent/s. Describe briefly why they are your agent for change.What makes them special to our mission to change the world into a fairer place for everyone?

Friends of Fair Trade Asia

The Friends of Fair Trade is a pool of advocates who champion Fair Trade. It is an association of individuals who support the advocacy and which to be part of the

network, sharing their time, skills, expertise and resources to further Fair Trade in their respective

countries

Volunteer-Internship Program (VIP)

The VIP primarily intends to build a pool of Fair Trade advocates through volunteerism.

vip@wfto-asia.com

Born in Garstang, UK, in 2000

Fair Trade Towns

Fair Trade Towns 1) Local council passes a resolution supporting Fair Trade

and agreeing to use Fair Trade products.

2) Fair Trade products are readily available in the area’s shops & served in local cafés/catering establishments.

3) Fair Trade products are used by a number of local work places and community organisations (faith groups, schools, universities etc).

4) Attract media coverage and popular support for the campaign.

5) A local Fair Trade steering group is convened to ensure continued commitment to its Fair Trade Town status.

Youth Ambassadors

• To provide a platform for young Fair Traders to contribute actively, creatively and passionately to the global movement of Fair Trade.

WORLD FAIR TRADE

DAY 2016 ‘Be an Agent for Change”

BackgroundThe “hourglass”

Suppliers, supermarkets and consumers in the UK

Source: Catherine Nicholson/Bob Young, The relationship between supermarkets and suppliers: What are the implications for consumers?, July 2012. Graphic: Tania Hurt-Newton

The Ten Principles of Fair Trade

Ten: Respect for the Environment

Buyers and importers of Fair Trade products give priority to buying products made from raw materials that originate from sustainably managed sources, and have the least overall impact on the environment.

All organizations use recycled or easily biodegradable materials for packing to the extent possible, and goods are dispatched by sea wherever possible.

Organizations which produce Fair Trade products maximize the use of raw materials from sustainably managed sources in their ranges, buying locally when possible. They use production technologies that seek to reduce energy consumption and where possible use renewable energy technologies that minimize greenhouse gas emissions. They seek to minimize the impact of their waste stream on the environment. Fair Trade agricultural commodity producers minimize their environmental impacts, by using organic or low pesticide use production methods wherever possible.

Here to helpWorld Fair Trade Organization-Asia

Website: http://www.wfto-asia.comGoogle Site: https://sites.google.com/site/wftofairtradestandard

SAR, Profile and Application questions and support• Elise Hawley Sustainability Coordinator

sustainability@wfto-asia.com