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First Fair Trade certified apparel products launched

02 Dec '10
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Fair Trade USA is currently working with the following brands to launch Fair Trade Certified clothing items, sourced from India, Liberia and Peru, in Spring 2011 and beyond:

prAna (Vista, CA) is an active living brand that offers a harmonious blend of functional design and progressive style. The brand will launch a women's Fair Trade Certified graphic tee that will be available in February 2011.
Autonomie Project (Boston, MA) will offer Little Green Radicals, a line of children's Fair Trade and eco-friendly apparel. All of Little Green Radical's Fair Trade products are made with the highest quality organic cotton. Little Green Radical's Fair Trade products include quirky and cute playsuits, bibs, t-shirts and hoodies made with gentle, high quality organic cotton grown according to biodynamic standards, the highest level of sustainable agriculture.
Greenlight Apparel (Fremont, CA) is an activist clothing brand that produces casual and technical apparel for marathons, sporting events, and corporate events. With a mission to eradicate child labor, Greenlight donates 10 percent of each sale to its Partners For Change, grassroots organizations that have helped rescue over 200 children from illegal child labor. Certified products will be available online and at Sports Basement starting in February.
Indigenous Designs (Santa Rosa, CA), is a leader in certified organic contemporary fashion. Founded in 1994, Indigenous pioneered a socially just cottage industry production model with over 300 knitting and hand-looming artisan groups and cooperatives throughout South America. Indigenous is sold in over 500 premium U.S. retail locations and is available now online.
Jonano (Pittsburgh, PA) makes contemporary women's sportswear, women's and men's lounge wear, baby wear, and spa products such as towels and robes. Their signature Fair Trade Certified robe will be available for Valentine's Day.
Marigold Fair Trade (Seattle, WA) works with a cooperative of 300 women to produce organic apparel, accessories and house wares from traditional Indian block printed fabrics.

Before now there was no easy way for American consumers to walk into a store and choose an ethical tee over one made abroad in a sweatshop. Fair Trade USA's Fair Trade Certified label changes that as it helps consumers and companies create jobs and sustainable livelihoods for garment workers and cotton farmers in India, Latin America and Africa:

• Consumers, for the first time, can vote with their dollars for better factory working conditions by choosing Fair Trade Certified apparel.
• Factory workers receive direct economic benefits through a Fair Trade premium, between one and 10 percent of the cost of the garment, potentially doubling their earnings on a per-product basis.
• Workers have a voice in the workplace through grievance channels, protection for freedom of association, and rights training.
• Cotton farmers receive a guaranteed minimum price to protect them from price fluctuations as well as community investment premiums on every pound of cotton.

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