Supplier Information Our Suppliers in Thailand are: Our suppliers in India are Our supplier in Nepal are Our supplier in Mexico is Our supplier in Nicaragua is - Cooperativa Maquiladora Mujeres de Nueva Vida
Our suppliers in Chile are Our supplier in Kenya is Wholesalers registered with the British Association of Fair Trade Shops BAFTS Ban Don Luang Weaving Cooperative in Northern Thailand Ban Don Luang in Lamphun Province is a rural community, where agriculture is the main source of income. To supplement their meagre farm income inhabitants have set up a handloom weaving cooperative about eight years ago.
Villagers use traditional techniques to weave beautiful cloths on their hand looms. These cloths are then transformed into contemporary decorative items such as cushion covers and beautiful clothing. All wool is sourced locally, so that even people outside Ban Don Luang benefit from this initiative. By buying from this cooperative you - Support a democratically run cooperative that operates on a profit sharing basis
- Enable Thai villagers to earn a sustainable income
- Support workers’ rights
- Preserve tradition through on-going teaching of the younger generation
- Discourage urban migration
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Ban Kaesai Sugar Palm-Coconut Wood Processing Cooperative/Central Thailand  Ban Kaesai is a small village located about 100 km west of Bangkok, close to the border with Myanmar.
The wood processing cooperative was established in 1997 with support from the Thai government. 80 villagers decided to join the group. Free time from their seasonal careers like paddy farming and mango cultivation is used to make beautiful decorative items in order to earn extra budget for the family. The cooperative not only provides training, it also assists its members in financing the 3000 Baht (about 40 pounds) required to buy a machine which is used to polish the finished product. In recognition for outstanding craftsmanship and quality the cooperative was awarded five stars by a government program promoting rural development. By buying from this cooperative you - Support a democratically run cooperative that operates on a profit sharing basis
- Enable Thai villagers to earn a sustainable income
- Support workers’ rights
- Allow villagers learn a new skill
- Discourage urban migration
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Don Chedi Wickerwork Group/Central Thailand Don Chedi is a small town located in Suphanburi Province, where paddy farming is the main source of income. The wickerwork cooperative was founded in 1998 by women married to farm workers with the aim to contribute to the family income. The group now boasts about 100 members, who dedicate most of their free time to creating beautiful wicker products made from dried water hyacinth . Water hyacinth grows in abundance in the many canals of the area. Proceeds from each sale (minus a nominal charge for the water hyacinth) go to the person who actually made the item. By buying from this cooperative you - Support a democratically run cooperative
- Enable Thai women to earn a sustainable income
- Strengthen their bargaining power within the family through financial independence
- Give the opportunity to villagers to learn a new skill
- Discourage urban migration
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Ban Kwow Village Silver Jewellery Production Cooperative-Surin Province/East Thailand  The East known informally as Isarn is Thailand’s largest region, but also its poorest. The flat, dry landscape with few rivers yields one annual rice harvest. A supplementary income, often by migration to cities or abroad, is a must for most families.
The silver tradition of the north-eastern province of Surin goes back centuries. This ancient art form has been passed down through the centuries from the days when the Khmer kingdom occupied Surin and neighbouring provinces. Although the jewellery was traditionally made in gold, silver is now preferred in light of its practical and cost advantages for both producers and customers. By constantly developing innovative ideas, the Ban Kwow villagers have succeeded in producing a wide variety of different bead shapes. These can be strung in an infinite variety of ways, as necklaces, bangles, and bracelets. Small semi-precious stones often embellish their designs further. Still Khmer-speaking, this small community would have lost their skills had it not been for the marketing of their beautiful jewellery by a non-profit organisation based in Bangkok. The income generated from this work supplements the limited yield from the rain-dependent paddies, which provide the main occupation for this subsistence farming village. By buying an item of silver jewellery from Ban Kwow you - Provide villagers with much-needed income, which means they can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Support a democratically run cooperative
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Lacquerware Production Cooperative Khua Hak Khua Hang Ban Nanta - Chiang Mai/Northern Thailand  The Khua Hak Khua Hang Ban Nanta cooperative whose workshop is located in the heart of Chiang Mai produces high quality lacquerware. The autonomous cooperative is jointly owned by its 20 members who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. The profit is shared equally amongst them.
Thai lacquerware has its origins in northern Burma. Burmese lacquerware artisans migrated to Chiangmai in the 18th and 19th centuries. Throughout this time, artisans have maintained their traditional methods. Many of the artisans at Khua Hak have learnt the craft from their parents and continue to school new apprentices in these traditions. High quality lacquerware houses like Khua Hak apply twelve coats of lacquer which is the black resin of the 'Lak' tree to each piece and allow approximately one week between coatings for drying. It usually takes months to finish one piece. The strong, fibrous wood of the mango tree grown in volume throughout Thailand is used as base wood, which is obtained from another local cooperative.
By buying an item of lacquerware from Ban Kwow you - Support a democratically run cooperative that operates on a profit sharing basis
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Enable Thai artisans to earn a sustainable income
- Support workers’ rights
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Eed from Nonthaburi  This is Eed from Nonthaburi. To make ends meet she takes on extra work after she finishes her job at the printing department of a government ministry. As she enjoys making clothes she agreed to sew Thai style wrap skirts for us. We have provided her with the fabric.
By buying a skirt made by Eed you - Allow her to become financially independent
- Provide her with an hourly wage well above the legal minimum
- Enable her to work in the comfort of her own home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Chanpeg from Ban Tawai This is Chanpeg from Ban Tawai in Chiang Mai Province. After many years of employment in Northern Thailand’s ‘handicraft industry’ Chanpeg decided to set up her own workshop. She particularly enjoys working with wood. By buying Chanpeg’s products you - Provide her with an hourly wage well above the legal minimum
- Allow her to become financially independent
- Enable her business to grow and hopefully take on an apprentice in the near future.
- Preserve tradition through on-going teaching of the younger generation
- Discourage urban migration
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Hill Tribe Minorities in Thailand Ethnic minority groups like the Chinese, Malay, Khmer or Mon by now are rather integrated into Thai society. Not so another very heterogeneous group of ethnic minorities, predominantly living in the uplands of northern and western Thailand, categorized as 'hill tribes' or 'chao khao' in Thai. At the end of the 1990s, they comprised about 840.000 people or 1,3 % of the total population and belong to various, culturally most diverse ethnic groups. Some of them, like the Lawa, H'tin and most probably the Karen, have been living in areas now part of the Thai nation state before the Thai speaking ethnic groups immigrated at the beginning of the second millennium. Others, like the Hmong, Yao, and Lahu immigrated since the middle of the 19th century into present day Thailand or at the beginning of the 20th century. Thai policies towards the ethnic minority groups categorized as 'hill tribes' was dominated by concerns about opium cultivation and communist insurgency. By the 1980s, deforestation in the uplands became an important national issue and the main concerns of 'hill tribe' policies. Traditionally the tribal people have supported their families by engaging in slash and burn agriculture, which required them to move their village every few years in search of new fields when old ones lost their fertility. The control of forest resources proved to be rather ineffective as the felling of trees by the hill tribes is only partly responsible for the destruction of the biologically diverse forests . Rapid deforestation is mainly caused by legal and illegal logging, the development of infrastructure projects like roads and dams, and the extension of agricultural areas in the context of a national development policy based on extensive cash cropping for export markets. The resettlement of about 12 million people living in forest reserves, predominantly ethnic Thai, is politically and practically not feasible. Instead the government is concentrating on the extension of the Protected Area System and the enforced resettlement of people living in protected areas, mainly people of ethnic minority groups. Furthermore the non-recognition of the communities' title to land often leads to the buying up of village communal land by private developers against the wishes of the villagers and without compensation to the villagers. The difficulties minority hill peoples encounter in obtaining Thai citizenship result in obstacles to rights to free movement, property ownership and political participation; Old communities are fragmented as the villagers are forced to grope for economic survival, with the younger generations moving to the big cities in search of work opportunities. As undocumented migrants they endure dangerous work conditions without safety precautions, receive low- or no pay, are subject to employer confiscation of essential documentation, are forced to labour many hours and without rest periods, subsist in inadequate sanitary and living conditions. Women and girls are frequently subject to trafficking and sexual violence and abuse. The production and sale of handicrafts might not be a panacea for all their problems. However, handicraft production helps hill tribe minority groups to earn much needed income and revive their traditions which otherwise would have been forgotten. The Karen Hill Tribe The Karen are the largest highland group in Thailand. There are two major subtribes, namely Sgaw Karen and Pwo Karen. Karen population is estimated at around 293,000 which is about 50% of the total hill tribe population of Thailand. They like to settle in foothills, and live in bamboo houses raised on stilts, beneath which live their domestic animals: pigs, chickens, and buffaloes. The Karen traditionally use silver adornments. Their style is rustic with a close affinity to nature. Karen normally do not polish silver to a high shine, leaving it attractively muted, in tune with their costuming which is made from simple backstrap-loomed cotton. The slim bead-work and pendants are often intricately etched or stamped yet give a captivating but false appearance of simplicity. Each and every product is the interpretation of a traditional cultural art reflecting the distinctive individuality of the artisan. By buying silver jewellery from the Karen you - Provide them with much-needed income, which means Karen villagers involved in their production can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Promote small-scale village industries
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
The Lisu Hill Tribe There are approximately 23,000 Lisus living in Thailand. They originated in Eastern Tibet, and the first settlers arrived in Thailand at the beginning of last century. The Lisu prefer to settle near the tops of mountains, as close as possible to streams or waterfalls. The Lisu of northern Thailand make their clothing from coloured cloth stitched into outfits trimmed with row upon row of multi-coloured stripes of cloth, applique patchwork, tassels, and beadwork. They are farmers for the most part and grow rice, corn and vegetables. They supplement their farm income by making traditional tribal handicrafts. Each textile product which is adorned with brightly coloured stripes of cloth is a fusion of modern design and traditional cultural art. By buying an item of handicraft from the Lisu you - Provide them with much-needed income, which means Lisu villagers involved in their production can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Promote small-scale village industries
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
The Lahu Hill Tribe There are approximately 58,000 Lahus now living in Thailand. The Lahu tribe originated in southwest China, and have migrated into Thailand from northern Burma. The Thais call the Lahu tribe ‘Musur’, which means ‘hunters’. Indeed, they were largely a hunting community until a lack of game and a shortage of primary forest forced them into a more agricultural means of existence. They do not have such a long history as farming people, so they are not as efficient at producing food as the other tribes. As many villages are very poor, the sale of handicraft is a welcome source of income. Lahu women are skilled in weaving cloth both on back strap and foot treadle looms. Lahu weaving is unique in that the pattern appears on only one side of the cloth. By buying an item of handicraft from the Lahu you - Provide them with much-needed income, which means Lahu villagers involved in their production can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Promote small-scale village industries
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
The Mien Hill Tribe There are approximately 35,000 Mien in Thailand. The Mien hail from southern China, and at one time had considerable influence and privilege within the Chinese empire. They are the only mountain people to have used a written language, an ancient form of Chinese, and practice a written religion based on medieval Taoism. The Mien prefer to live among low hills near dense forest. Mien women are noted for their beautiful multi-colour cross-stitch embroidery, which richly decorates their clothing. Each and every product is the interpretation of a traditional cultural art reflecting the distinctive individuality of the artisan. By buying an item of handicraft from the Mien you - Provide them with much-needed income, which means Mien villagers involved in their production can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Promote small-scale village industries
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
The Lawa Hill TribeThe Lawa people in Thailand are found only in the north and their population is about 8,500. The Lawa were the first people to inhabit the Chiang Mai valley in historic times and are referred to in myth and legend. It is believed that they migrated from Cambodia, but some archaeologists think their origins lie in Micronesia, perhaps 2,000 years ago. They are not migratory, like many of the hill tribes, but live in settled villages that have been there for sometimes hundreds of years. They cultivate rice and sell vegetables as well as forest products to the local markets. The Lawa traditionally wear silver jewellery. Their sale is a welcome source of income. Each and every product is the interpretation of a traditional cultural art reflecting the distinctive individuality of the artisan. By buying silver jewellery from the Lawa you - Provide them with much-needed income, which means Lawa villagers involved in their production can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Promote small-scale village industries
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of handicraft offers the younger generation new and exciting opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Sayahata – Calcutta Sayahata is a Calcutta based organisation which was started by a group of social workers and socially-minded professionals. The organisation's main o bjective is to create avenues of economic growth for economically disadvantaged women and disabled people . Sayahata has constantly remained an active catalyst in fighting exploitation, poverty, illiteracy and slavery of workers who are subject to social injustices and often are at the total disposal of middlemen and their unfair trade practises. By buying from this organisation you - Enable women and physically handicapped people to earn a sustainable income which means they can now
- Provide more adequate nutrition for their families
- Educate their children
- Obtain medical care and
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Support gender equality and workers' rights
- Discourage unfair working practises
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Kumbeshwar Technical School / Nepal  Established in 1983 Kumbeshwar Technical School is an educational and vocational training institute catering to the needs of the low income families in Lalipur.
The school runs a free primary, nursery school for 250 children, looks after the education and welfare of 19 orphaned/semi orphaned hostel children. It provides vocational training opportunities to women and young men in hand knitting, carpet weaving and furniture making. In order to fund and sustain these activities the school operates an income generating programme producing high quality knitwear, carpets and furniture. By buying knitwear from the Kumbeshwar Technical School , you - Provide nursery and primary education to local community children from low income families
- Provide education, training and welfare to orphans and destitute women
- Broaden their access to a wider range of employment opportunities
- Empower the local community to take responsibilities for themselves and their future
- Say Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Artesanas Campesinas –Tecalpulco/Mexico  During the past ten years a profound economic crisis has hit the countryside of Mexico. Although hundreds of villagers of Tecalpulco once sustained themselves through the production of abalone shell jewellery, the shift in fashion trends and competition from Asia caused the demand for these crafts to decline.
Most men migrated to the United States in search of work in factories and farms. The remaining few labour in neighbouring silver mines for meager wages since poverty is fierce. The women haven often found that their husbands who migrate to the US with the intention of sending money back to their families, eventually stop wiring money and sometimes are never heard from again. In order to provide for their children and themselves women from Tecalpulco joined together to form a craftswomen cooperative. By using a pewter casting machine abandoned by a foreign owned factory and generating new timely designs they have managed to create a rebirth of the once flourishing native handicraft industry in their local village workshops. By buying from this cooperative you - Support a democratically run cooperative that operates on a profit sharing basis
- Enable Mexican women to earn a sustainable income and provide for their children
- Support workers' rights
- Preserve tradition through on-going teaching of the younger generation
- Discourage migration to the United States
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Cooperativa Maquiladora Mujeres de Nueva Vida - Sandino/Nicaragua In 1998 several countries in Central America, including Nicaragua, were besieged by Hurricane Mitch. During the hurricane families living along the shore of Lake Managua lost their homes due flooding and were subsequently relocated. These families became part of a new urban area called "Nueva Vida," or New Life in Ciudad Sandino, just outside Managua. Located seven miles west of the capital, Ciudad Sandino has the largest population density in the country: it houses over 4,500 people per square mile. The local government can do little to help the 150,000 - 200,000 residents - the mayor's office has $2.30 per person per year in tax revenues to provide all city services including the maintenance of the municipal infrastructure and the support of educational and health care programs. The Centre for Development in Central America CDCA began to search for a way to combat the 80% unemployment in Nueva Vida and the idea came about to form a sewing cooperative for the women of Nueva Vida. In March of 2001, the cooperative was incorporated as a Cooperativa Maquiladora Mujeres de Nueva Vida Internacional ("Women's International Sewing Cooperative of Nueva Vida"). By May the building housing production facilities was finished and the women received their first machines with the start-up capital provided to them at low interest from the CDCA. Now they just needed to learn to sew! And they did… The cooperative currently employs 47 women full-time and this figure will hopefully double by 2006. All members of the cooperative attend monthly General Assembly meetings where they decide together on issues such as wages, overtime, building improvements, and profits. Decisions are made by majority vote and each of our members has one vote. Most organic cotton is sourced from Nicaraguan farmers, revitalizing Nicaraguan cotton production as well as converting more acres to organic crops. The cloth is knit and finished in Costa Rica or Nicaragua and then made into garments in Nueva Vida, allowing the co-op to keep its entire vertical production chain in Central America. Buy buying an organic cotton top from Cooperativa Maquiladora Mujeres de Nueva Vida you - Support a democratically run cooperative
- Ensure workers receive a fair share of the business profits and so raise their and their children's standard of living
- Provide workers with the following benefits:
- Paid maternity leave
- Paid sick leave
- Retirement benefits
- Insurance to cover work injuries
- Encourage continous education
- In addition to on-the-job-training all members attend an 80h course in business management and administration
- All members have Saturdays and Sundays off in order to allow them time to attend school
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Artisans from Chile In recent years Chile has experienced a high rate of growth, but with a poor distribution of income. In many cases the gap between the rich and the poor has widened, creating economically marginalized groups and underemployment in many communities. Many artisans do not achieve the national minimum salary of US$160 per month. By buying from an economically struggling Chilean artisan you - Provide him/her with much needed income, which mean he/she can
- Provide adequate education to his/her children
- Obtain medical care and
- In general raise their standard of living.
- Preserve their precious craft traditions and cultural identity
- Discourage urban migration as the production of jewellery offers the younger generation new opportunities at home
- Say NO to
Exploitation, injustice, child labour and unsafe working practises.
Felipe Lazo from Maipu/Chile  Felipe and his wife Ana live near Santiago and have three children: Cindy (20) lives away from home. Andres (12) and Filipe (8) are in school and live with their parents.
During his first years as working as an artisan he lived with Ana in Valparaíso, where Felipe was employed by another company. Once they had saved a little money, they decided to move to the much larger city of Santiago , which would offer them greater possibilities. Fortunately, the change worked extremely well and Filipe was able to open his own workshop sixteen years ago. He chose to work with the glass and metal. Felipe is entirely self-taught. He markets his products at local fairs. Hector Gallesguillos from Lo Espejo/Chile Hector Galleguillos is 48 years old and lives in a suburb of Santiago called Lo Espejo. He has been making silver jewellery decorated with dried flowers for ten years. Hector's workshop is situated next to his house. Every machine in his workshop is handmade by the artisan himself with the simplest material. As orders have been stagnant over the past couple of years, Hector has not been able to increase his income which is main worry at the moment. Jaime Rosselot from Providencia/Chile  The workshop where 43 year-old artisan Jaime Rosselot produces copper items is situated in Providencia, Santiago . Since 2004 he has been sharing a house with four other artisans.
Most of the time Jaime works on his own in his workshop. He sometimes asks for assistance when there is a lot of work. He learnt jewellery making at school. Jaime constantly strives to improve his products by experimenting with new materials and designs. Jessica Palacio from Limache/Chile  Jessica began to create handcrafts with Carlos Guerrero, an iron worker, seven years ago.
In their workshop located in Limache, near Valparaiso , they create their glass jewellery.The couple are self-taught in their craft. However, Jessica is currently attending a course in glass sculpture - work to which she would like to dedicate more time in the future. They work eight hours per day, sometimes even Saturdays and Sundays when they're particularly busy. Jorge Monares from Santiago/Chile  Jorge Monares began working as an artisan 25 years ago. He mainly creates copper and bronze objects such as colonial masks and jewellery. Jorge received training from his father while working together. When he was older Jorge got married and opened his own workshop.
His wife helps him as well as his sons when there is a lot of work to do. In the future he would like to concentrate on making jewellery. At the moment is taking classes introducing him to the art of creating gold and silver jewellery.  Juan Pablo Borcoski from Santiago/Chile
The 35 year-old-artisan has two children who are 11 and 13 years old. His wife is a teacher.
Juan Pablo has been an artisan since 1987. He started off making silver jewellery, then switched to creating glass and iron items.
He normally works 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week. He just started to work in his new workshop at his mother´s house. Maritza Quintero from Valparaiso/Chile  Maritza Quintero has been creating glass pieces for seven years now in her workshop in the hills of Valparaiso .
She studied for five years at the University of Fine Arts and has subsequently continued to develop her skills on her own. Maritza works seven days a week and up to twelve hours per day. Her sister helps her when she is particularly busy.
Patricia Gonzales Acuña and George Miranda from Santiago/Chile
 Patricia (41 years old) and George (43) produce painted glass items.They have five children. Ruth (20 years old) and Judith (19) help them painting the glass. Daniela (16), Natalia (14) and Maciel (6) go to school. They live and work in a rented house.
For four years they have had a workshop in their house. They sell most of their products in a rented shop, at fairs and through intermediaries, especially foreign friends. Patricio Vallejos from Las Condes/Chile  The workshop of Patricio Vallejos, a 36-year-old artisan, is situated in Las Condes, Santiago . He has been working in his workshop, totally independent, for four years.
Patricio worked in a restaurant for several years, before learning to make jewellery. At the beginning he was working with recycled materials.
Now he specialises in creating jewellery made from gold, silver, copper and steel. Earrings are the type of product he sells the most. Patricio works in his workshop 7 days a week, 8 hours a day. The workshop occupies three rooms in his house. In order to find new clients, Patricio travels all over Chile . In Santiago he mainly sells at fairs and to handicraft shops. Sergio Molina from El Bosque/Chile  Sergio Molina creates silver jewellery together with his wife in his workshop situated in El Bosque, a southern district of Santiago.
Eighteen years ago he started working with a group of artisans. Sergio then decided to open his workshop. He now constantly experiments with new techniques in order to improve quality and design. Sergio and his wife work 8 to 10 hours a day, seven days a week in order to be able to earn a living. The workshop is situated in a small room in Sergio's house. Sergio and his wife sell most of their products at fairs in Santiago . Bombolulu Workshops – Mombasa / Kenya Bombolulu Workshops is a project of the Association for the Physically Disabled in Kenya . For almost 35 years the four sheltered workshops and their artisans have clearly demonstrated the ability to combat poverty through the creation and trade of handicrafts. Bombolulu Workshops train and employ persons with disabilities including many polio victims in handicraft and related business skills. By buying jewellery from Bombolulu you - Provide disables people and their families with
- A secure monthly income
- Free housing
- Access to an in-house clinic and a subsidised medical scheme
- A school fess support programme
- Retirement benefits
- Encourage the creation of safe working environments and more equitable conditions for all workers
- Support the positive use of traditional skills, technology and local materials
- Advocate skill sharing, community development as well as social justice
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