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August, 2008 | The new Winter catalogue has now been published. There are some new products, while a few others have been removed because of poor sales. There are also price changes, mostly upwards, but there are several reductions as well. In addition, there are, of course, the full ranges of Christmas cards and gifts. |
July, 2008 | The production of clothes using child labour has recently hit the headlines, with Primark one of the companies being accused of not checking on the labour practices of its sub-contractors. Traidcraft T-shirts, by contrast, are made up in Mauritius by Craft Aid, an organisation which provides fairly paid work for disabled people, using cotton grown under fair trade conditions by Agrocel in India. |
June, 2008 | The Cafedirect Classic Instant Coffee blend is to change when current stocks run out. The replacement will be a fuller roast with a deeper colour, and more flavour and aroma. |
April, 2008 | We have just received a card from Paul Chandler, Chief Executive of Traidcraft, congratulating ATG on achieving the highest sales for Fair Traders in 2007/08. |
April, 2008 | Our donation to the PROFIT project in India has been featured in the Summer edition of Traidcraft's Magazine.You can read the article on the India PROFIT Project page. |
April, 2008 | We have just been told by Traidcraft that African Forest honey is no longer available because of production problems. |
