Petition to Fat Face about stocking fairtrade garments

Dear Sir/Madam,

This year fairtrade certified cotton is the focus product of Fairtrade Fortnight. An estimated 100 million rural households are involved in the production of cotton in 70 countries around the world. Two thirds of this cotton is produced in the developing world.

For most farmers in the cotton-producing industry it is their only means of income and only cash crop. In West Africa for example, cotton makes up to 40% of export income. Many cotton farmers and their families also live in poverty trying to survive on less than $2 a day.

I see from your website that Fat Face’s Code of Conduct is based on the Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code and wish to congratulate you for taking this valid step towards bettering working conditions for your employees. We feel, however, that cotton farmers need to be paid a guaranteed minimum price for their cotton crop to help them lift themselves out of poverty. The best way to do this is to use fairtrade cotton.

We are therefore asking Fat Face to start stocking garments carrying the fairtrade mark. Plain T-shirts, for example, would be an excellent way to start.

I hope you can help in the campaign to bring developing countries out of poverty.

Yours Sincerely,