fair trade
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3.2
- noun
- /fɛr treɪd/
:
comercio justo
- Many consumers are becoming more aware of the benefits of fair trade products.
- free and fair trade
So one is the fact that with fair trade production, it's hard to get a certification.
- So one is the fact that with fair trade production, it's hard to get a certification.
- Maybe if it is around human rights, maybe you donate to Amnesty or maybe you are deliberately sort of buying fair trade products.
- So the consumer for example, might want to buy fair trade coffee or whatever, might actually want to have more production for their consumptions.
Examples
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I try and buy fair trade coffee.
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Accordingly, access to the village fund bankrolled by the fair trade premium is essential for people who cannot cover their medical costs by themselves.
Academic text (2017) -
We want free and fair trade that benefits both countries and the region.
Academic text (1991) -
Free and fair trade brings growth and opportunity and creates jobs.
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It is time to demand fair trade phones.
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You know, these beans are fair trade from Colombia.
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This is a marketplace, a nonprofit fair trade store for home decor.
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Through this case study, I have explored two issues of fair trade impact: first, the farmers' responses to government-led fair trade practices.
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In other words, in Laos, fair trade is facilitated through a series of government-led development programs.
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I always choose to buy fair trade coffee to support farmers directly.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('a type of trade conducted in an equitable, honest way') is directly and compositionally derived from 'fair' (equitable, impartial) + 'trade' (buying and selling). This adjective‑noun pattern is regular in English and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would generally be able to infer the MWE's basic meaning.
Etymology
Fair trade comes from efforts to make fair buying and selling, or trade, for poor farmers and workers. It began as labels that showed a product had a 'fair price' and better working conditions, so today fair trade means goods made to help and protect the people who grow or make them.