World Fair Trade Day and Month

On May 10, 2008, communities in 70 countries will mark Fair Trade Day and highlight the importance and benefits of Fair Trade for people and the planet.

On this special day, shops, networks, communities, and individuals hosted events, including Fair Trade parties, festivals, food tastings, talks, concerts, sporting events, fashion shows, and other activities to promote Fair Trade and campaign for justice in trade. To learn about events in your area, please visit the WFTD event calendar.

You can still order great (free!) Fair Trade Day materials from the Fair Trade Resource Network.

At 3pm on May 10, FTF, working in conjunction with its partners at the Fair Trade Resource Network, Fair Trade Towns Initiative, Transfair USA, and others welcomed more than 11,600 people in 150 locations helped to set the world record for the World’s Largest Fair Trade Coffee Break. They enjoyed a cup of Fair Trade coffee or other Fair Trade beverage in an effort to set a new record that will serve as a benchmark for future years’ challenges!

Since 2002, people in more than 70 countries have set aside the second Saturday in May as World Fair Trade Day, the first global campaign for the Fair Trade movement connecting producers, businesses, and customers around the world.

Efforts in North America are part of the larger international campaign for fair trade as coordinated by the International Fair Trade Association.