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Fair Trade and Kind Choices

Life Skills · Money & Finance · ages 7-9
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  1. What does 'fair trade' mean?

    • The shop gives you a discount
    • Workers get paid fairly for their work
    • The toy is made very quickly

  2. Who makes the toys, clothes, and food that people buy?

    • Real people, like farmers and workers
    • Nobody, they just appear in shops
    • Only robots make everything

  3. A chocolate bar with a Fairtrade logo means the cocoa farmer was paid fairly.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Your banana came from a farm far away. Who grew it?

    • A real farmer
    • A machine with no people
    • Nobody, it grew itself on the tree

  5. Ana wants to make a kind choice at the shop. Which is the best example?

    • Throwing the wrapper on the ground
    • Buying the biggest bag she can find
    • Buying the fair trade chocolate bar

  6. Which shows you are being a kind shopper?

    • Asking for extra plastic bags you don't need
    • Choosing a snack with less packaging
    • Picking the cheapest toy without looking at anything else

  7. A t-shirt was sewn by a worker in another country who was paid very little, even though the shop charged a lot. What would fair trade change about this?

    • The worker would be paid a fairer price for the work
    • The t-shirt would be sewn by a robot instead
    • The shop would stop selling t-shirts

  8. Leo says fair trade just means the shop is giving a good discount. Is Leo right?

    • Yes, that is exactly what it means
    • Fair trade only matters for toys, not food
    • No, fair trade is about paying workers fairly, not discounts
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  1. Workers get paid fairly for their work · Fair trade means the people who grew or made something get paid a fair price.
  2. Real people, like farmers and workers · Real people around the world grow, make, and pack the things we buy.
  3. True · That's what the Fairtrade logo promises to shoppers.
  4. A real farmer · Farmers grow bananas and many other foods, often in countries far from home.
  5. Buying the fair trade chocolate bar · Choosing fair trade chocolate helps make sure the farmer who grew the cocoa was paid fairly.
  6. Choosing a snack with less packaging · Less packaging means less rubbish, which is kind to the planet and the people who clean it up.
  7. The worker would be paid a fairer price for the work · Fair trade means making sure the person who made the t-shirt gets paid a fair amount, not just the shop.
  8. No, fair trade is about paying workers fairly, not discounts · Fair trade is a promise about paying workers fairly. It has nothing to do with discounts for shoppers.
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