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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In “Memory of migrants: Life and challenges of migrant workers in India during and after Covid-19” Roy reflects on the collective memory of the crisis on the Indian migrant labour community & the trauma of displacement and the anxiety of an uncertain future. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

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European Trade Justice Coalition @eurtradejustice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Big business is using secretive tribunals to threaten our collective future. The cases are all around the world. Which is why we're taking action globally. Join the global days of action to #stopISDS and let's act together for an #isdsFree world stopisds.global/en/

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Bringing justice to fair trade in agri-food value chains” by Ruerd Ruben outlines the implications of applying a justice lens to Fair Trade operations, justice-oriented strategies that modify the value distribution within the supply chain www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

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Pluto Journals @pluto-journals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today the African Journals Initiative invites final partner applications from African based journals africanbookscollective.com/african-jour... The latest publications are Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology (Vol 9, Iss 2) & People Centred (Vol 11, Iss 1) www.plutojournals.com/african-jour...

Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology (Vol 9, Iss 2) & People Centred (Vol 11, Iss 1) journal covers

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In “I beg your pardon. Did you just say free trade can be Fair Trade?” authors Brauer, Dergic & King explore whether free trade can be Fair Trade using a systemic approach to look at society in terms of community, governance and the market. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 Join our team! We are looking for a flexible, proactive and enthusiastic colleague to support our advocacy work. 📍 Brussels, Belgium 💼 6-month paid traineeship, with possible extension 📅 Starting November 2026 📩 Apply by 7 October More details: fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/278

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“The Coffee Value Chain: From Fairtrade to Direct Trade” examines thro Karl Polanyi’s “double movement,” the birth of Fairtrade and Direct Trade as responses to disruptions from liberalisation of the coffee market after the International Coffee Agreement collapse www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

From 23–25 Sept, the Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026 “Dynamics in an Unpredictable World” is at at the University of Cologne. Register & join ftis2026.com/frontend/ind.... Explore the draft programme mcusercontent.com/b0aad48e5fd0... #FTIS2026

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Commentary on the wider importance of Diamond Open Access for inclusion, bibliodiversity & global accessibility from Pauline Tiffen, Editor in Chief, opens the Journal of Fair Trade Vol 7 Iss 1 www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum.... Read all diamond #OpenAccess on @scienceopen.bsky.social

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Fair Trade International Symposium is 23 -25 Sept 2026 at the University of Cologne, Germany. Register here ftis2026.com/frontend/ind... Read the draft Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026 agenda here mcusercontent.com/b0aad48e5fd0... @annet-leeds.bsky.social

The Fair Trade International Symposium is 23 -25 Sept 2026 at the University of Cologne, Germany. Register here https://ftis2026.com/frontend/index.php?folder_id=696&page_id=

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Pluto Journals @pluto-journals.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Journal of Fair Trade 7.1 covers Diamond Open Access & global knowledge access; farmers’ value in coffee, cocoa and banana supply chains; Fairtrade & Direct Trade; if free trade is fair and sustainable; and migrant workers’ rights in India around COVID-19 www.plutojournals.com/fair-trade-d...

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is out! 📣 We stayed active in key EU policies, strengthened ties with the Fair Trade Movement and deepened work with policymakers, unions, farmers' orgs and more. Thank you to all our partners. Here's to continuing this journey together 🤝 📄 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/257

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Pluto Journals @pluto-journals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fair Trade, Dollar Dominance, AI & the Future of Labour are topics of articles from the Journal of Fair Trade, World Review of Political Economy & mega final issue of Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation bit.ly/PJ_Aug26 @journalfairtrade.bsky.social @wrpe.bsky.social @wolgjournal.bsky.social

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We're excited to announce the latest Journal of Fair Trade bit.ly/JoFT7_1 is out now with articles addressing themes of Open Access, Fair Trade and Justice: Coffee Value Chains, Market Governance and the Legacy of Covid-19 Migration in India. Read all for free diamond #OpenAccess on @ScienceOpen

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

EU regulations have an impact beyond Europe & their implementation matters as much as their intentions. A new CLAC study finds that implementing #EUDR & the #Organic Regulation is creating real challenges for small-scale cocoa & coffee producers in Latin America. 👉 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/247

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join the Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026 “Dynamics in an Unpredictable World”, 23–25 Sept, University of Cologne. Explore the draft programme mcusercontent.com/b0aad48e5fd0... & register ftis2026.com/frontend/ind... #FTIS2026

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Help shape the future of #FairTrade 📣 The FTAO & Northumbria University are offering a fully funded 3-year Collaborative Doctoral Research Studentship. 📍 Brussels/UK-based (candidates must meet UK residency requirements) 📩 Apply by 30 June More details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Deforestation Regulation is moving ahead and that's good news for forests. But smallholder farmers must not be left behind.🌳🧑‍🌾 Now is the time to focus on implementation: 🛠️ Technical & financial support 🤝 Shared responsibility 🗣️ Inclusion in decisions Our views➡️ fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/238

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

As the EU moves forward with new sustainability requirements for textiles under the #ESPR, the transition must be not only greener, but also fair & inclusive. 🧑‍🌾🤝🍃 📕 Read the #FairTrade Movement's recommendations for meaningful engagement with third-country actors: fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/241

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We're excited to share that a Collaborative Doctoral Research Studentship, is being offered by Newcastle Business School & the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, to conceptualise & support the strategic planning of a new future for the Fair Tarde movement. Read more here mailchi.mp/70521421ac92...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The Fair Trade Reading Club will meet 20th April, 3:30–5:00 pm CEST (Brussels time)! Topic: Fairtrade’s place in banana history. We will be welcoming Alistair Smith, international coordinator & executive director of BananaLink .Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Join the fair trade movement at Canada’s 11th National Fair Trade Conference hosted at the University of Winnipeg and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on May 1st and 2nd, 2026. www.fairtrade.net/ca-en/get-in...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

You can register for the Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026 at the University of Cologne below. Early bird registration ends on 31 March 2026. Afterwards you will still be able to register for the conference. ftis2026.com/frontend/ind...

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Pluto Journals @pluto-journals.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our Library Relations Manager, Brett, would be delighted to meet at the UKSG in Glasgow. Contact him email, brett@plutojournals.com or book a meeting lnkd.in/e_rypN6H Discover our cutting edge, social science Diamond Open Access collection of radical, scholarly titles & African Journals Initiative

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Refugees’ vulnerability in global supply chains bit.ly/JoFT6_2Tiffe... on refugees & migrant workers worldwide in varied situations of forced labour, trafficking & vulnerabilities including from company sourcing practices. How companies can hire & incorporate refugees into supply chains is noted.

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Máiréad Enright @maireadenright.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

What an amazing course.

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In JoFT 6.2 read "Supporting refugee artisans in handicraft making through global partnerships" on lack bit.ly/JOFT6_2DearK... of markets-access, legal status restrictions, sparse social networks, insufficient design skill & absence of basic business support hindering refugees.

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The call for papers for the next Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026, at the University of Cologne, Germany, has been extended to 15th February 2026. Please share this with colleagues. ftis2026.com/frontend/ind...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The call for papers for the next Fair Trade International Symposium, to be held at the end University of Cologne in September, has been extended to 15th February 2026. Call for Papers – Fair Trade International Symposium 2026 ftis2026.com/frontend/ind...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

In the latest JoFT 6.2 “Economic inclusion: qualitative lessons from Egypt”, by Jack Hosgood, bit.ly/JoFT_6_2Hosg... questions how refugees can achieve self-reliance when they reside in countries where formal and informal barriers limit access to employment. Read on @scienceopen.bsky.social

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🚨CALL FOR PROPOSALS! We are seeking a research partner on location traceability in textile supply chains. This short-term consultancy will inform our advocacy on the Textile Labelling Regulation & the Digital Product Passport. 📝 Apply by 15 January 👉 More info: fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/208

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Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) @fairtradeftao.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The #FairTrade Movement acknowledges the delay of the #EUDR and urges that this time be used to invest in traceability, partnerships & shared responsibility. Without real support, many smallholders will remain at risk of exclusion from EU markets.🌳🧑‍🌾 Our statement➡️ fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/211

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In the @journalfair 6.2 this article addresses “Fair Trade meets humanitarianism: integrating refugees into a global, creative economy value chain” bit.ly/JOFT_6_2Chri... while global displacement reaches crisis level & the shortfall between humanitarian needs & funding grows. @unhcr.org

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

In the latest JoFT 6.2 author Simon Zadek asks the anxious question facing Europe’s social democratic liberals: “What is to be done?” bit.ly/JoFT_6_2Zadek following Biden’s successor entering the White House largely on a promise to curb the southern border flow. #OpenAccess @scienceopen.bsky.social

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

At #COP30 the Capital for the Agricultural Transition fund launches with $50 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) to make restoring Brazilian degraded land the more productive bit.ly/COP30_CCTA

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Catalytic Capital for the Agricultural Transition fund formally launches with $50 million anchor support from the Moore Foundation, Norway’s NICFI and other inv…

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The Journal of Fair Trade, Vol 6 Iss 2 Special Issue, in collaboration with UNHCR & MADE51, has academic pieces themed on migrant, refugee and IDP rights, promoting fair and inclusive employment and featuring artisan case studies from Uganda & Egypt. bit.ly/JoFT6-2SpecE... @ukforunhcr.bsky.social

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Fair Trade Reading Club @FairTradeFTAO meets Dec 1 (3:30–5 PM CET)! Author Peter van Dam, University of Amsterdams, will join to discuss “Fair Trade: Humanitarianism in the Age of Postcolonial Globalization”. Register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

On International Coffee Day, 1st October, we read Ruerd Ruben’s article “Why do coffee farmers stay poor?: Breaking vicious circles with direct payments from profit sharing”. This article scored no.9 in the Pluto Journals Top 2023 most-read articles www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

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Why do coffee farmers stay poor? : Breaking vicious circles with direct payments from profit sharing

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

We celebrated International Coffee Day on 1st October by reading "Fairtrade coffee consumption in Spain". @e_kossmann, Veloso & Gómez-Suárez @UAM_Madrid investigate Spanish shoppers’ behaviour towards Fairtrade coffee scienceopen.com/hosted-documen… #Spain #FairTrade #coffee #ethicalconsumerism

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In the latest issue, Naima Fenderl writes ‘Trade justice through degrowth? A decentralised and re-localised approach to Fair Trade’ #diamondopenaccess @pluto-journals.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum... #FairTrade #degrowth #socialmovements #justice

Large Fairtraid posterin an office with a table and fairtrade products. "Fairtrade" by Le Ciel Azuré is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Shou-Hui Wang'

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

In the latest issue, read Desiree Simandjuntak, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa ‘Tokenism in the attempt to empower Fair Trade (USA) small-scale fishers in Toli-Toli, Indonesia’ #DiamondOA www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum... @pluto-journals.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia: Fishing net.
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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Latest issue out now! Open Access. With articles from Desiree Simandjuntak Naima Fenderl Rie Makita Elizabeth Embry and Stacey Edgar www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum... @pluto-journals.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social #DiamondOA @scienceopen.bsky.social

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

In the latest issue, Elizabeth Embry & Stacey Edgar 'Crafting community resilience in Zambia: An artisan social enterprise' www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum... #Communityresilience #Socialenterprise #Zambia #COVID19impact @pluto-journals.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social ‪@scienceopen.bsky.social‬

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

In the latest issue, Rie Makita Gakushuin University examines Community forest users in Nepal encountering ethical consumerism from the Global North www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum... @pluto-journals.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social #communityforest #ethicalconsumerism #FairTrade #Nepal

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Journal of Fair Trade @journalfairtrade.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The Journal of Fair Trade Vol 6 Iss 1 bit.ly/JoFT6_1 looks at small-scale Indonesian fishers' tokenised empowerment, Nepalese community forest users & Northern ethical consumerism, trade justice through degrowth & crafting community resilience in Zambia. @elizabethembry.bsky.social

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