As part of the annual Dulwich Festival, the local Trade Justice Campaign hosted a discussion on Saturday 9 May entitled Righting Trade Injustices: What we’ve done and what’s still to do [1].
The meeting attracted over 60 participants and Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, joined other prominent politicians, and representatives from Traidcraft and the World Development Movement for an inspiring and lively panel debate. The discussion was chaired by Tessa Jowell MP.
Speaking after Saturday’s event, Jean Lambert MEP, said:
"Trade justice is vital for ensuring fair wages and fair prices for the producers of the goods we buy everyday.
"We are facing difficult economic times, but we should not forget the many thousands of the people around the world who supply our economy and who live in extremely tough and precarious situations.
"Every worker deserves to earn a reasonable livelihood and as politicians we must do our best to end the exploitation of the poorest communities. Creating fair market conditions for producers is crucial for enabling people to prosper."
The Herne Hill and Dulwich Trade Justice Campaign is a member of the Trade Justice Movement, a fast-growing coalition of more than 80 organisations including trade unions, aid agencies and environmental and human rights campaign groups.
The Righting Trade Injustices discussion and debate took place on Saturday 9 May at 10.30am at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village. Photos available on request.
Notes to Editors
[1] Herne Hill and Dulwich Trade Justice Campaign is a coalition of local churches, formed in 2005 to campaign for fairer trade in some of the world’s poorest countries.