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Gina-Marie Cheeseman
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- I am a freelance writer and journalist. I first learned about fair trade after writing about free trade agreements (NAFTA and CAFTA).
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Why Free Trade is Not Fair
Check out the labels on your clothes. I bet you can only find a few pieces made in the USA, or so the label says. Instead, you will find clothes manufactured in China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and other non-Western countries. Now look at other products in your house. How many are made in China? The answer: most of them.
Even many candy bars are now manufactured in Mexico. Hershey, the largest candy maker in North America, closed its Oakdale, CA plant the beginning of this year and moved production… Continue
Even many candy bars are now manufactured in Mexico. Hershey, the largest candy maker in North America, closed its Oakdale, CA plant the beginning of this year and moved production… Continue
Posted on October 20, 2008 at 2:38pm —
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