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Since the FAIRTRADE Mark first appeared 30 years ago, people
like you have been making their mark too. You are part of the
reason almost 5,000 Fairtrade products are available today, that
90% of people recognise the FAIRTRADE Mark and politicians
have to take fair trade issues seriously.

And we still need you. Please help us by asking our new MP,
Lloyd Hatton, to sign the Be the Change pledge, which is printed
below

“I commit to working with fair trade campaigners in my
constituency, and in Parliament, to support farmers and workers
affected by unfair trade rules around the world and to
build a fairer future.

“I recognise that farmers and workers in lower income countries
urgently need fair pay, and must be part of the conversations on
how to tackle the poverty and climate crisis that
threatens their future.

“As an MP, I will do everything I can to make sure trade,
development and climate policies contribute to this fairer future that
benefits all”.

There is a quick online tool to send him an email on the Fairtrade
Foundation’s website https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/bethechange/ or
I will have a handwritten letter for people to sign at the beginning of
October. Please continue buying Fairtrade products in our local
shops.
Anne Squires

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