In Seattle, the newest Pro soccer team (the Sounders) to join Major League Soccer (MLS) has already been using Fair Trade Sports balls in their outreach to their Pacific Northwest fans. This new professional team is transitioning from a relatively minor role in soccer to major league! Though their professional games don’t start until 2009, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Recent HBO series on child labor
November 16, 2008The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) of India recently released a report that details the extensive use of child labor in the production of soccer balls in two villages in India. The report claims that as many as ten major companies use the children in these villages to manufacture their [...]
Alternative fairs and markets
November 13, 2008Recently, some certified Fair Trade soccer balls and volleyballs were donated to the annual American Martyrs Catholic Church of Manhattan Beach auction by one of our customers (shout out to Tom Hoffarth). Churches have been a gathering point for people for centuries and it’s important that the folks that attend these gatherings get educated about [...]
October recap: Fair Trade Month
November 10, 2008For most of us, October simply means that school is back in full swing, the leaves are changing, and the days are getting shorter. The nights are getting longer and Halloween is fast approaching. For others, October (and fall/autumn in general) is also the time of year when our favorite sport picks up. Football and [...]
Fair Trade LA – making a difference
November 5, 2008Recently some kids in the West African nation of Ghana were fortunate enough to have some of our certified Fair Trade soccer balls hand-delivered to them by the good folks at The Office of Justice and Peace, Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Office of Justice and Peace has been working hand-in-hand with Fair Trade LA [...]
