As a culmination of the Ethical Awareness week at the Sheffield
University's Students´ Union, students staged an `Unfair
Funfair´ to highlight the issue of trade justice. The
stunt aimed to raise awareness about unfair trade rules and
to encourage students to take action through campaigns. The
event included an "unfair" tug-of-war, with one
person on one side and seven on the other, symbolizing how
trade agreements are unfairly weighted in favour of richer,
more powerful countries, as well as an unfair table football,
and unlucky dips! "Trade is not something that gets
talked about as much as other issues, yet unfair trade rules
are keeping millions of people in poverty around the world.",
one of the organizers said.
 
 is
dedicated to ensuring fair trade. The crafts are purchased
directly from artisans, cooperatives, refugee communities,
economic development initiatives and a limited number of wholesalers
who subscribe to fair trade principles. Artisans are paid
promptly, receive a fair wage by local standards and set the
price for their work. Working conditions are clean, safe and
accessibles.
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Kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in southern
Africa (one of the smallest on the continent.) Due to a high
rate of HIV infection, Swaziland has the world's lowest life
expectancy, 33.22 years. There are over 600 craftswomen to
date. Rural crafters work from their homes and usually support
8 to 12 children. These baskets are made from sisal, an invasive
weed in Swaziland. Making a 7 inch basket requires over 30
hours of work, spinning the sisal takes about 15 hours and
the actual weaving another 15 hours. Each basket is completely
handmade and unique.
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