Response from: Kathleen Hobbins

A big reason that consumers are turning to fair trade products is that we are increasingly skeptical about the wholesomeness of other products on the market. The US has seen pet food and toy scandals in the last few months. Exposes have been done concerning sweatshop-manufactured jeans sold in major chain stores. To avoid those problems, I turn to fair trade products whenever I can. I won't use my money to support human or environmental degradation.

Response from: Citizen_Tom

Ethical consumerism is so on the rise that there are now fairtrade condoms! see this article:
http://www.e-citizen.tv/wordpress/langswitch_lang/en/

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Ethical consumerism is on the rise. Fair Trade sales across Europe, the US, Australia & New Zealand and Japan have experienced double digit growth since 2002.