About the Makers
Quick Facts
- The people that make our products work in conditions that comply with the 10 Principles of Fair Trade, including receiving a fair wage, safe work conditions, and no child or forced labour
- The vast majority of the people that make our products are women. Receiving a fair income means that the women don't have to depend on their husbands or male family members financially. It also means they can afford education for their children, which has a far-reaching impact on the whole community. The World Bank states keeping girls in the classroom for as long as possible is crucial in the fight to eradicate global poverty
- We stock products that are made in over 20 different countries, including Australia
- Every single one of our products is uniquely handmade
- Many of our makers use traditional craft techniques, processes, and materials or ingredients, which ensures traditional skills and cultural knowledge are kept alive
- Our Aboriginal Art suppliers are members of the Indigenous Art Code, which preserves and promotes the ethical trade of Indigenous Art. Artists receive royalties for every sale
The people behind the products
Click on the brands below to learn more about the people and processes behind the products.
Article 22 - Laos
Bennetto Chocolate - Peru, New Zealand & Switzerland
Better World Arts - Australia and India
Bush Medijina - Groote Eylandt, Australia
Cloth & Co. - India & Nepal
Conscious Step - India
The Dharma Door - Bangladesh
Earth Worthy - Bangladesh
Eden Jewellery - Myanmar & other parts of Asia
Entoto Beth Artisan - Ethiopia
Ethica - Peru
Fair Go Trading - India, Bangladesh and Indonesia
Finders and Makers - India, Nepal and Cambodia
Gardens of the Sun - Bali
GK Collective - Azerbaijan
Import Ants / ECOMAX - Sri Lanka
Just Trade - Peru, Ecuador, India & Vietnam
Joyn Bags - India and Nepal
Kenana Knitters - Kenya
La Sierra Alpaca - Peru and Ecuador
Nancybird - India & China
Native Secrets - Wiradjuri Land, Australia
Ngwenya Glass - Eswatini / Swaziland
Oh Happy Home - India
O My Bag - India and Italy
Ovae - Indonesia
Pashom - Nepal
Pebble Child - Bangladesh
SOKO Jewellery - Kenya
Starfish Project - Asia
Thurlby Herb Farm - Western Australia
Tintsaba - Eswatini / Swaziland
U-Chus Fair Trade - Bangladesh
Warlukurlangu Artists - Central Australia