In many ways, ours is an unfair world...
Across the planet, people in struggling economies may work hard to produce goods for which they receive little or no profit.
Middlemen often buy at unfair prices that leave producers plagued with poor working conditions, health problems, lack of education and damage to the environment.
The Global Handicrafts Marketplace invites you to take a wander through markets from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Central Asia and the Middle East.
All products are purchased on fair trade principles, with appropriate payment given those who grew or produced them.
PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT: Women for Women Kosovo
"At 41, I thought my life was over," says Nazmije, a survivor of the
Kosovan conflict of 1998-99. "As I ran from village to village with my
five children, I saw that my country had turned into a place of
horror." More....
Browse selected photographs of the Global Handicrafts marketplace.
