Despite the recession Fairtrade products have shown sales growth according to Ekklesia
Sales of fairtrade goods increased 12 per cent during 2009 despite the recession, it was announced today (22 February) at the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight.
However, the Fairtrade Foundatin will say at a evening reception in London, that the the global economic downturn made 2009 an incredibly tough year for the world’s poor.
The recession has been felt worst in developing countries, where an estimated 50-90 million more people were thrown into extreme poverty in 2009, according to UN Millennium Development Goal figures.