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.
europarl.europa.eu
Companies will have one more year to comply with new EU rules to prevent deforestation that will ban the sale in the EU of products sourced from deforested land.
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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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