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Vested Interest Trading ethically sources its products and uses Fair Trade practices.

With mass manufacturing higher than ever, the incredibly high costs of exporting goods from Indonesia are making it harder and harder for local artisans to sustain themselves.

Products like jewelry and textiles being exported to Western countries that once provided a good living for people are now being made and exported cheaper in China. Because of this, the livelihood, quality of life, and preservation of the Balinese culture are supported by Vested Interest Trading.

Fair Trade is a global social movement that enables producers in developing countries to achieve better working and trading conditions. This is done by improving social and environmental standards in the workplace as well as promoting sustainable farming. Fair Trade is a movement that focuses on products that are usually exported from developing countries to developed nations.

Why is Fair Trade important in Bali?

The key objective of Fair Trade, especially in Bali, is to empower and support Balinese artisans and farmers. Fair Trade’s rules guarantee a living wage, offering employees opportunity for advancement and assistance in a safe working environment, engaging in environmentally sustainable practices, being open to public accountability, and building long-term trade relationships between Indonesia and the rest of the world.

Fair Trade vendors are the best.

You are supporting the creation of opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers. Fair Trade is a non-profit organization that promotes poverty alleviation, sustainable growth, and development for local people.

You are supporting the ongoing efforts for gender equity and equal opportunity. Among Fair Trade vendors, a large emphasis is placed on ensuring that women’s work is as properly valued and rewarded as it is men’s.

You support the elimination of child exploitation and the protection of Indigenous peoples. Fair trade companies create safe and healthy work conditions for their employees.

Fair Trade products are an act of reverence and respect. Fair Trade helps producers to improve their local knowledge so that they can preserve and protect their cultural identity.

You engage in payment of a fair price. This is done through dialogue and participation of local business owners. It is set to cover not only the costs of production but to enable artisans to engage in a production process that is socially just and environmentally sound.

Fair Trader vendors can also ensure prompt payment to their suppliers and, where possible, help producers get pre-production financing.

You support the preservation and use of the land for future generations. Fair Trade vendors are educated on how to manage and use their local resources sustainably. Vendors are very close to their producers. Whenever possible they choose regions of high biodiversity so that they can develop products that do not harm the land, but rather enhance it.

You can contribute to a global conversation and revolution of equal opportunities. Fair Trade practices are designed to foster cross-cultural understanding between consumers and communities in the developing world.