Buying fair trade products helps close the gap between rich and manufacturing poor countries. With Christmas just around the corner, open the usual questions about the gifts we make to friends and family. One possibility, not always known, is to give fair trade products, ie products made by disadvantaged groups in developing countries and to reach stores in Europe and America without intermediaries and ensuring a fair price for producers enabling them to live in dignity.
These products cover different sectors. From food (coffee, tea, sugar, chocolate, jams, nuts, etc..) To a wide range of gifts, made in a craft (jewelry, clothing accessories, stationery, toys, home decor …) . Thus, consumers can purchase products and useful items with guaranteed quality, and time to help eliminate the differences between countries north and south.
- Collar de mujer con colgante en forma de libélula, decorado con cuentas en resina de colores y gotas plateadas. Bañado en plata.
- Pendientes de metal bañado en plata con forma de aro ovalado irregular, con un diseño orgánico muy transgresor, que les da un toque diferente y rompedor. En uno de ellos se lee la inscripción UNOde50. Su estilo único, tan característico de la marca, derrocha originalidad. Han sido diseñados y creados en España por medio de un proceso artesanal.
- Broche de metal con baño de plata e incrustación de cristal tornasolado multicolor de SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS en una de sus aristas. La forma de bisagra-estrella de la joya marca el espíritu trasgresor y atrevido de la marca. Un broche diseñado y hecho íntegramente a mano en España por UNOde50.
- Pulsera atemporal compuesta por varias vueltas de cordón de cuero con piezas de metal bañadas en plata de diferentes formas y tamaños, cristales artesanales multicolor y cuentas de cuerno. Una joya de contrastes y diseño atrevido, creada totalmente en España por UNOde50 con una elaboración manual.
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- Brazalete con tiras de cuero marrón y pieza de metal bañada en plata. Característico de UNOde50, realizada 100% de manera artesanal, made in Spain
- Llamativa pulsera con una flecha XL de metal bañado en plata, cuya punta es el cierre de la propia pulsera. El cordón de cuero que es la base de la pulsera, anuda la flecha por su final y forma un lazo para el cierre en su punta, al mismo tiempo que engarza una cadena de anillas de metal bañado en plata. Un diseño rompedor con el toque único que solo UNOde50 da a sus joyas. Entre las cuentas se aprecia un charm con el candado icónico de la marca. Esta es una joya 100% Made in Spain de forma com
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- Collar largo de cuero marrón que combina una perla blanca dentro de una esfera bañada en plata. Elaborado de manera artesanal en España.
- Collar de cadena con baño de plata de 15 micras y llave con refuerzo de cuero marrón en la parte trasera del colgante. Un diseño único con personalidad que refleja el estilo conceptual e independiente característico de UNOde50. Como cada joya de la firma, ha sido elaborado a mano en España.
- Collar corto de cuentas bañadas en plata que combina una perla de color blanco dentro de una esfera bañada en plata. Elaborado de manera artesanal en España.
- Pulsera de cuero compuesta por una fila doble de piezas metálicas bañadas en plata con forma triangular y acabado imperfecto, reflejo de la elaboración artesanal propia de UNOde50. Su cierre se ha diseñado con una original combinación de metal y cuero. Una joya de estilo creativo y rebelde hecha a mano en España.
- Collar corto con baño de plata y charms diferentes, llaves y perlas en su mayoria, elementos característicos de la marca. Además, detalles en cuero marrón para aportar la esencia de la marca. Un diseño único con personalidad que refleja el estilo conceptual e independiente característico de UNOde50. Como cada joya de la firma, ha sido elaborado a mano en España.
- Pulsera icónica de UNOde50, rígida, de metal bañado en oro y con un original diseño abierto en forma de clavo modelado casi en espiral, con un muelle en su parte central que permite abrirla y cerrarla. Rompedora y transgresora, se adapta perfectamente a la forma de la muñeca. Su estilo único define el espíritu vanguardista de UNOde50. 100% Made in Spain, producida de forma artesanal.
The first Fair Trade shop opened in 1969 in Holland and from there spread to the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Sweden, Britain and Belgium. In 1990, after 10 years of informal cooperation, was born the European Fair Trade Association (EFTA or European Fair Trade Association). In Spain, this phenomenon is new and only after 1998 we can say that there are establishments where you can buy these products even though the trend has been positive. The latest data available are from 2002 and show a turnover of 5,911,000 euros. Spain now ranks eighth in import figures for fair trade products. Ahead of our country are France, Ireland and Sweden, among others.
The products in greatest demand are those of food, which account for 56% of sales, with coffee the star product. In countries like Belgium, 30% of all coffee consumed is imported by institutions dedicated to fair trade. Returning to our country, craft items account for 40% of sales, while books and other products occupy a marginal 4%. Buy Fair Trade products means to help workers in poor countries and their sustainable development.
When we talk about fair trade food, the star product is coffee, followed by cocoa. Both products are in many countries the only source of income for their citizens and the exploitation of the territories involved even desertification and forest destruction. With fair trade actions that consumers get the Northern countries help the progress of developing countries, but following a series of conditions that ensure that resources reach those who really need it without over-exploitation of farmland.
In the case of handicrafts and textiles, which are the second level in demand from consumers in the north, make sure that, first, follow the trends of consumers, thanks to the interrelationship between producers and power marketing (NGOs and fair trade organizations). The sales took place through nearly 80 stores spread throughout Spain, with a total area of 1,645 square meters that are served by 382 volunteers and 38 staff employed.
Moreover, these products are available through different websites and importers, even in traditional establishments to enable a part of your space for these products. Some large retail chains have also been recently implicated in the trade and offer these products on their shelves.
The usual consumer profile of Fairtrade products is a woman between 28 and 60 years of age, average economic level and with some sensitivity to social issues. With this profile, the right products always have their equivalent in trade «normal», however prefer to choose fair trade products precisely because of its social involvement.
In order to expand their market and attract more customers from the various NGOs involved in fair trade is considering the location of the stores as a way to make it easier to access these products. Responsible for Fair Trade Shop Oxfam’s goal is to locate stores and outlets around the nerve centers of trade in the cities for the purchase action is simple and does not constitute an over-exertion.