Fair Trade Advocacy Office
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Speaking out for #FairTrade & Trade Justice | RT ≠ endorsement LinkedIn: Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO)
Brussels, Belgium
Joined March 2014
As of today, the Fair Trade Advocacy Office will no longer be posting on X. 👉 You can now connect with us on Bluesky: 👉 as always, on LinkedIn: Or, best of all, come chat with our colleagues over a nice #FairTrade coffee! ☕🌍
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Promises made on the #CSDDD & the #EUGreenDeal are on shaky ground. Together with +165 CSOs, trade unions & activists, we say #NoToOmnibus.❌. Human rights & environmental protection require bold action: there is no room for backtracking. Our statement ➡️
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🚨Over 160 CSOs, trade unions & activists say #NoToOmnibus. The EU must take the lead to protect people & the planet. Weakening the #CSDDD, #CSRD & #EUTaxonomy is a betrayal of EU commitments. President @vonderleyen: Push for accountability, not impunity.
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Food safety, public health, workers’ rights, animal welfare & environmental protections are the backbone of a fair & resilient society. 📢 Together with 270+ orgs we are calling on @vonderleyen to uphold #RulesToProtect people, nature & democracy. ✍️
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WE ARE HIRING! 🚨. The FTAO is looking for a Junior Advocacy Officer to support our team in #Brussels. If you are interested in #FairTrade and want to help us promote trade, social and climate justice, we want to hear from you!. Full details 👉
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👨🌾Smallholder farmers deserve fair incomes, in the EU & beyond. The @EU_Commission’s new Vision for Agriculture and Food must deliver: ban below-cost sales & ensure living incomes to strengthen farmers' position in the supply chain. Our recommendations⤵️.
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🎉 Exciting news! We are thrilled to welcome @HeidiHautala to the FTAO Board!. We look forward to working with Heidi and learning from her exceptional expertise and dedication to sustainability and human rights. ✨🌱. Check out the new FTAO Board lineup:
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(4/4) The 1-year delay must be used to improve productive & technical capacities of supply chains. The #FairTrade Movement remains vigilant & ready to support initiatives to equip farming communities with the necessary tools to tackle deforestation. ✍️
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(3/4) This valuable time would have been better spent developing accompanying measures to ensure smooth implementation, and to help farming communities and businesses - in the EU & beyond - to adapt. ❌ Thus, we remind the co-legislators that the work does not end here.
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(2/4) Yet we regret the lack of political responsibility shown in recent weeks and the persistent threats to dilute this critical law.🚩. Such actions jeopardise the EU's international credibility, create uncertainty in our food supply chain and risk harming farmers & companies.
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🧵(1/4) A vital step in the EU's efforts to tackle deforestation.🌳. The FTAO celebrates the #EUDR finally moving forward after the unnecessary challenges faced in recent weeks & welcomes the @Europarl_EN's final greenlight without amendments to the text.
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Delighted to see the @UnionEuropeaRD EPA Awards celebrate the commitment of #FairTrade companies with a dedicated category. 👏 Congratulations to this year's winner, Yacao SRL a @FAIRTRADE cocoa producer, & extended recognition to @CLACFairtrade for the great work in the region.
¡Hoy celebramos la VII edición de los Premios EPA para resaltar las sólidas y fructíferas relaciones económicas entre la UE 🇪🇺y RD 🇩🇴!. ¡Enhorabuena a todas las empresas que han hecho excelente uso del acuerdo de asociación económica!.@mineconomiard @prodominicana @EmbUEenRepDom
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👏 We welcome this fundamental step towards the eradication of forced labour from EU supply chains. Our hopes:.✅ Smooth implementation .✅ Avoid causing irresponsible disengagement.✅ Ensure that it serves as a tool for companies to address harmful purchasing practices.
🚨 Historic Milestone for Human Rights!. Tomorrow, the EU's ban on forced-labour products enters into force!. The regulation: .✅ Covers ALL products (EU-made & imports).✅ Promotes responsible supply chains.✅ Supports businesses with tools & guidance. 👉
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Improving cross-border enforcement of the #UTP Directive is a step forward, but accessible complaint mechanisms for non-EU suppliers are also needed. A level playing field for all suppliers -inside & outside the EU- is key to the Directive’s success. ✍️
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🚨 Just out! How can the EU support sustainable agriculture?. The @EU_Commission’s new Vision for Agriculture and Food is a chance to ensure fair incomes for farmers—in the EU & globally—protecting them from selling below production costs. Read more ⤵️.
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The @EU_Commission’s proposal to define ‘fair’ & ‘equitable’ in the agri-food supply chain is a chance to uplift farmers globally. But it must align with high #FairTrade standards to truly deliver. Policymakers, let’s get this right!📢. Our statement ⤵️ .
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RT @EU_FPC: “Business-as-usual is not an option” stated this year's historic consensus reached by farmers, industry, consumer, and eNGOs in….
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RT @FairTradeFTAO: Excited to be at @EU_EESC today alongside @Solidar_EU and the #FairTrade Movement for an exciting policy roundtable on h….
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