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The power is in your hands

Buying Fairtrade is easy. There are over 4,500 Fairtrade products from coffee and tea to flowers and gold, so when you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark.

Most of us know you can buy Fairtrade Coffee, Tea and Sugar but did you know that you can support Fairtrade by:

Buying Fairtrade bananas                                        

One in three bananas bought in the UK is Fairtrade and it makes a huge difference to thousands of farmers, workers and their families.

The price of a banana bought in a UK supermarket has dropped from around 18p a decade ago to just 11p now. The result is that for farmers and workers in countries like Colombia and the Dominican Republic, growing bananas for a living is becoming unsustainable.

But buying Fairtrade bananas in the UK means that producers are guaranteed a minimum price, get an extra premium to invest in their community and have improved workplace conditions and protection.

Buying Fairtrade chocolate

Find out where you can buy Fairtrade chocolate and make a difference to the lives of cocoa farmers and their families around the world.

Life is tough for cocoa farmers. The price of cocoa beans has slumped in recent years despite high demand, disease and age are damaging cocoa trees and few young people are becoming cocoa farmers because of the poor prospects.

Fairtrade helps to make cocoa farming in places like Ivory Coast and Ghana more sustainable by guaranteeing minimum prices and providing a premium to invest in local communities, so farmers can provide a better future for themselves and their families.

And you can give them this opportunity just by enjoying your favourite Fairtrade chocolate treat.

Buying Fairtrade beauty products

Make Fairtrade part of your beauty routine by choosing products with the FAIRTRADE Mark, there are nearly 150 products available from body butter to dental care.

Think it’s all about cocoa and shea butter? Small-scale farmers in over 50 countries, including Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Dominican Republic produce ingredients such as coconut, argan, apricot and brazil nut oils for beauty products. And when you choose Fairtrade, they get a fair price and support to invest in community projects, from clean drinking water to improving their local healthcare.

You can find Fairtrade beauty products stocked on the high street and in supermarkets, as well as online.

Buying Fairtrade cotton

Lots of us care about how we look – and buying clothes made with Fairtrade cotton means we can be a follower of fashion and at the same time help low paid cotton farmers around the world.

The price of cotton has slumped in the last 30 years, even though the cost of producing it has risen and that means farmers in places like India, Kyrgyzstan and West Africa are struggling to survive.

Buying products made from Fairtrade Cotton ensures that the farmers receive a fair and stable price for their cotton.

If you’d like to get hold of Fairtrade cotton items for your workplace, event, school or promotion, you can find more information by visiting Fairtrade Foundation website

Buying Fairtrade Flowers

Whatever the occasion, you can say it with Fairtrade flowers.Many of the major supermarkets and stockists offer Fairtrade flowers. These include not just Roses and Spray Roses and Lilies but also, Eryngium, Calla Lilies, Sunflowers, and Alstroemerias so there’s a Fairtrade bouquet whether it’s your wedding day or a simple thank you.

Fairtrade certified products are available in many major supermarkets and independent shops. If you are unable to find a specific product, please speak to the manager and ask it to be stocked.

Name Contact Address  Post Code Telephone
 Shops
 Oxfam  The Manager  31 Yorkshire Street  Oldham  OL1 3RZ  0161 652 4697
Brownhill Centre
 The Manager  Wool Road  Dobcross  OL3 5PB  01457 872598
Supermarkets
Aldi The Manager 1 Refuge Street Shaw  OL2 8RH  01706 883500
Aldi The Manager Gateway Retail Park Ellen Street Oldham  OL9 6QR  0844 406 8800
Aldi The Manager  Sisson Street Failsworth  M35 0AT 0844 406 8800
Asda The Manager Milne Street Chadderton  OL9 0JE 0161 484 1000
Asda The Manager Greenfield Lane Shaw  OL2 8QP 01706 883500
Asda The Manager Hollins Road Hollinwood  OL8 4JZ  0161 255 1100
Asda The Manager  Huddersfield Road  Oldham  OL4 2RB  0161 255 1110
Boots The Manager 6 Elk Mill Central Retail Park Oldham  OL2 5HQ 0161 652 1620
Boots The Manager 1 Town Square Oldham  OL1 1XD 0161 633  6163
Co-operative The Manager 90 Cathedral Road Chadderton  OL9 0RG 0161 633 4155
Co-operative The Manager 1064 Middleton Road West Chadderton  OL9 9RN 0161 633 2317
Co-operative The Manager 22-24 King Street Delph  OL3 5DQ 01457 871683
Co-operative  The Manager The Grotton Oldham Road Grotton  OL4 5SE  0161 624 8853
Co-operative The Manager 650 Oldham Road Failsworth  M35 9DU 0161 688 8116
Co-operative The Manager 393 Hollins Road Hollins  OL8 3BE 0161 665 1013
Co-operative The Manager Owl Mill Street Lees  OL4 3BP 0161 624 3689
Co-operative The Manager Ripponden Road Moorside  OL4 2LN 0161 627 4585
Co-operative The Manager Middleton Road Royton  OL2 5PT 0161 678 9939
Co-operative The Manager 66 High Street Uppermill  OL3 6AW 01457 874717
Iceland The Manager 17/25 Market Street Shaw OL2 8NR 01706 291818
Iceland The Manager 11 Albion Street Oldham OL1 3BB 0161 628 6494
Lidl The Manager Jardine Way Broadway Chadderton OL9 9QL  0800 977 7766
Lidl The Manager High Street Royton  OL2 5QA  0800 977 7766
Morrison The Manager Tweedale Way Chadderton  OL9 9QL 0161 682 1114
Morrison The Manager Poplar Street Failsworth  M35 0HY 0161 682 7740
Sainsbury’s The Manager Union Street Oldham  OL1 1QH 0161 627 5168
Tesco Extra The Manager Ashton Road West Failsworth M35 0ES  0345 0269556
Tesco Extra The Manager Huddersfield Road Oldham OL1 3LG  0345 0269563
Teso Express The Manager 286 – 290 Lees Road Oldham OL4 1NZ  0345 6757010
Tesco Express The Manager 60 -62 Market Street Shaw  OL2 8NH  0345 0269009
Tesco Express The Manager 385 Ashton Road Oldham  OL8 2NA  0345 6746412
Tesco Superstore The Manager Featherstall Road Westwood  OL9 6BW  0345 6779522
Tesco Superstore The Manager Wellington Road  Greenfield  OL3 7AF   0845 0269648

Get on board with Fairtrade

What are you going to do to contribute to a fairer Borough and a fairer world? We need supporters to encourage restaurants and cafes to use Fairtrade products; we need students to encourage their schools and colleges to work for Fairtrade status; we need workers to encourage their employers to use Fairtrade products. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?
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