Making Fair Trade Principles Work: Lesson Learn from Mitra Bali

Putu Wahyu Mila Sari

2018

Abstract

Fair Trade is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency, and respect, which seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to and securing the rights of, marginalized art producers and workers – especially in the South. Fair trade emerges as an alternative and response to the negative impact of free trade. Mitra Bali Fair Trade is one of the organizations that have the vision to empower all of handicraft and jewelry artisans in Bali. Unpredictable revenues and frequent irreplaceable capital cause artistans to struggle economically. For that reason, Mitra Bali is present as a place for artistans to work by using the principle of fair trade in order to get more profit, fair and sustainable. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how fair trade is implemented in the economic and everyday life of society, which is beneficial not only for human, but also the natural environment, and future life. The methods used by the author are the literature review and interview. There are some programs that Mitra Bali has been doing:  giving a soft loan to the art producers, building good lavatory and sanitation, providing a loan program called Cow Advocacy. Mitra Bali also supports reforestation by supplying artisans with softwood tree seedings, promotes the preservation of ancient craftsmanship in Bali and combines them with modern design. The art producers receive a reasonable price, which they do not get from domestic market. In addition, Mitra Bali does voluntary social services as well, such as environmental protection, advocacy, lobbying, and promoting.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sari P. (2018). Making Fair Trade Principles Work: Lesson Learn from Mitra Bali. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 284-288. DOI: 10.5220/0010276000002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Putu Wahyu Mila Sari},
title={Making Fair Trade Principles Work: Lesson Learn from Mitra Bali},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={284-288},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010276000002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - Making Fair Trade Principles Work: Lesson Learn from Mitra Bali
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Sari P.
PY - 2018
SP - 284
EP - 288
DO - 10.5220/0010276000002309