Goal: To develop the fair trade business sector; to link fair trade products
to the international market; to create fair trade standards and certification
specific to Cambodia.
Context: Fair trade supports developing communities and small producers by ensuring fair labor practices and wages. Many producers in Cambodia
wish to be part of a fair trade system; however, they lack information on what fair trade entails as well as connections to an international market
for their products.
Target Group: Producers of silk and other products in Cambodia
OUTPUTS & SUCCESSES
Formation of active network of businesses, laborers, NGOs
and trading organizations working to promote fair trade
Increased awareness of labor rights among laborers and producers
Greater enforcement of existing labor law, improvements
to existing legislation
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