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Should we rethink the trade fair?
Fair trade settles with its codes and practices. What are they? Do they not perfectible? Is it necessary to rethink the trade fair? If yes, how?
I A private affair, fair trade?
Far from the State, fair trade built around the principles of certification. This means that companies have emerged, or have passed their account verification by the producers of rules they are self imposed. Well sure there is no obligation to follow them a producer, but in this case it could not display the logo certification, under penalty of being accused of misleading or deception or trademark infringement. The State is here implicitly, since it ensures the effectiveness of the commitment and respect for the brand by applying the "law of parties. 
But the state will not stay away very long and will be involved through regulations, official standards or conventions for quality improvement. These less known, are particularly interesting. An entrepreneur who wants to see established an agreement on a new method, a new quality criterion, will see the department in charge of the state and is promoting it. The state will gather professionals, consumer organizations, and negotiations on the content and timing of the standard start under his tutelage in the presence of all concerned. The goal is to reach a standard that will aim to expand and become the current standard for all producers. If negotiation is successful, the producer can display the logo "Approved" on its products and he may claim to consumers, insurance companies, banks. For other standards, such as' made from organic agriculture ", seu
ls who meet the specifications imposed can be served. It is for this reason that Danone had to abandon the brand Bio Activia, and "BA" no longer had the right to be placed in the stalls reserved for the yogurt (which caused the bankruptcy of original producer). This is a strict interpretation of the law that prohibits "adopt" a designation reserved. In my case, I believes that keeping his mark should not be penalized, except blatant bad faith (though at the time of the launch of Danone Bio organic farming was not as clear to himself). This does not exclude prior consultations, and it's time for lobbyists to make their voices heard. All this contributes to a plethora of labels to various specifications, which does little to promote consumer choice. When he leaves the choice ...
II reverse Reverse the chain of fair trade
The logic of fair trade and other development products competed sustainable is the logic called "reverse die (in the words of JK Galbraith in The New Industrial State). For most products, the label existed prior to production. For many, it is perfectly understandable given the specifications (eg footballs without child labor). The choice to do a fair trade coffee as "Just coffee" Consumers International is an ideological choice, and it is a criterion that the ideological consumer will perceive the label as a selling point. The consumer is forced to choose between a fair trade coffee or not. But if he chooses to put a coffee Malongo, he will be forced to take fair (Max Havelaar in this case). Conversely, and more annoying, it does not have an option for "fair" on all the products he wants. If he wants Nike, Puma, Reebok and Adidas or it will be without the certainty of a fair production. Worse, he waives any right to even look at a production of "human", ie acceptable schedule, a ban on pregnancy test routine, safety at the workplace, health facilities and dormitories (Naomi Klein describes in his "No Logo "dormitories Filipino in Cavite, "real mousetraps in case of fire").
Staying on the generalized example of sneakers. What prevents an association to raise funds that will directly and almost completely transferred to the workers, whose wages are negligible in view of the product price (30 cents per room about on products from 60 to 150 Euros is at best 0.5% of the price)? This association may be his promotion to retailers, or enter into agreements with chains of stores as "Foot Locker", "Decathlon" or "Run". It is rare that a consumer is close to $ 5 when you buy his shoes (for men, even little consumerist, a particular choice is brought to them).
III Implementation practice of "matching salary": barriers and benefits
The main obstacles that I can identify "hot" are: 1 Dissociation of payment. If one is offered at the checkout "to pay the additional amount," it makes its payment facilities (including credit cards) remain intact. If the distribution chain is a partner, or the consumer to a credit account in the association, This problem is avoided.
2 The difficulty in identifying the worker and to deliver aid. This would require the assistance of producer, which traces its products anyway. Or resign themselves to help "blind" that is to say, more or less arbitrarily. 3 The distribution of funds is tricky. It would be good to let businesses do it to support themselves leaves to control them, and let the consumer arbitrate according to its own criteria. One wants to support the creation and staffing of cooperatives, the other is delivered as an integral possible in the hands of a single worker (or his wife, who is often more responsible!), or injured workers, or broadcast the entire production, or improvement of security conditions.
4 We may have to bear the animosity of the mark which would not interfere in its affairs. Obviously nothing can justify, which would bring serious damage to its brand image. In the case of workers with direct blackmail ("it's them or us") the situation may be more difficult. And what about the corruption of local authorities to deport or threaten the associations ?
A crucial advantage: a more easily extensible
If it manages to combine a large distributor, we could imagine the store's products "involved in the transaction" (as the saying goes) patched a sticker yellow (I like yellow! and why not yellow first?) and at the checkout, you could easily mix the products for which abound or not, according to his or her preferences and means. Even save their preferences in its loyalty card (products, associations, frequency, eg abound up to 4 euros for clothing paid over 50 euros, and pay the amount under the terms of the association "Sun for All").
In conclusion: As often understand a system it took out. I would love to see this proposal "of matching the consumer's wages" in practice because I like the contribution to be extensible, simple, direct, concrete, linked to a thankless job so that does not reinforce the assistantship, and consumers have a real choice when the criteria which it is sensitive. I bet that if the support of leading brands is acquired and that some distributors join in, a decisive battle for development economic and social development would be won. Then we can get down to the ecology (and societal?) With all our energy.
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Revolutions yesterday they are still possible today?
Technological progress makes a tiny minority of professionals and well-equipped military can keep a country she does not oblige to change our conception of the revolution?
Our latest "Revolution" is the work of 68ards who, after May 1, which served as their awareness, and once the majority in the workforce have
seized power and overthrew the established order. They have shaped society in their image, negligence, recklessness, while politicians are immune to the gaze of taxpayers nice diverted or wasted the glorious fruits of 30 without realizing that the dream would be completed early 70s.
Today their children are more foxes than ever and determined to lock the machine. For them, unlike their parents, a question of survival of their achievements. It remains little more than privileged life of convicts to life in France without our social mobility (I repeat often, but it's still the worst in Europe after Romania).
II The question arises of the Revolution differently for African and Arab populations.
1 These have never been able (or able) to take their destiny. Their
despots methodically sabotaged any hope of prosperity in their country to be concerned only for their personal gain, often by selling to the highest bidder for their neo-colonial nation (and its people as soon as possible. Think of child prostitution, trafficking in organs, labor exported to Dubai without hope of return). 
some dictatorships in Asia are just as draconian but their patriotism, social cohesion and discipline culturally rooted cause some economic prosperity that benefit few but certainly not objectionable. Other leaders would not sacrifice for anything if their factory state, for fear of capital flight.
2 It has often been the corruption of these states in the spotlight as the cause of the lack of national ambition their leaders
In reality it seems that lobbying is a form of corruption forced to legality by the prosperity of the state and its ability to face external pressures, and that one replaces the other. And lobbying may be a factor in decision support appreciable when properly channeled. We must therefore go through a phase or the unwavering sovereignty is expressed, the time to put the country back on track.
some dictatorships in Asia are just as draconian but their patriotism, social cohesion and discipline culturally rooted cause some economic prosperity that benefit few but certainly not objectionable. Other leaders would not sacrifice for anything if their factory state, for fear of capital flight. 2 It has often been the corruption of these states in the spotlight as the cause of the lack of national ambition their leaders
In reality it seems that lobbying is a form of corruption forced to legality by the prosperity of the state and its ability to face external pressures, and that one replaces the other. And lobbying may be a factor in decision support appreciable when properly channeled. We must therefore go through a phase or the unwavering sovereignty is expressed, the time to put the country back on track.
1 This may come from within
Or a real revolution may take place within the meaning of the changeover of institutions and its members. Can you imagine that state tyrannical are now tilted? If they have never known freedom, it is difficult to believe that they can feel sorry enough Power or to put the army on his side (an exceptional case, however: the Carnation Revolution in Portugal) for not be cruelly and continuously scanned. It remains to wait for the "fed up" is enough to drive a long and widespread revolt which normally leads to the arrival in power of the group's most violent and best organized. At this time the revolution can be "inside" or we go again.
Done Interestingly, if the people have the right to vote, the polls usually give him the opportunity to throw himself into the lion's den whatsoever with Hamas in Palestine and France with a protest vote that crystallizes around JM Le Pen, like in 1933 with the accession of Hitler to the legal power (the wise).
2 We have two types of external interventions
The Orange Revolution in Ukraine, popular media and designed as a marketing plan, peaceful but which are mostly paid by a foreign power that relies on future earnings (ie the USA).
second type of external intervention: the invasion and replacement of institutions, financing, training and arming a guerrilla war or the use of its regular army. At best it was a military dictatorship (South America), and at worst a generalized chaos or even civil war, declared or latent (Iraq).
IV How to lead the next revolution?
second type of external intervention: the invasion and replacement of institutions, financing, training and arming a guerrilla war or the use of its regular army. At best it was a military dictatorship (South America), and at worst a generalized chaos or even civil war, declared or latent (Iraq).
IV How to lead the next revolution?
1 that wish to Africa and the Arab dictatorships? Allow the system
decline with the decline of its elites. We must accept that these countries do their political maturity, is long and requires that they have the same sovereignty as that of industrialized countries. Meanwhile
avoid neocolonialism that is only maintaining the armed groups that alternate in power that is most favorable to entrepreneurs and financiers. Encourage free trade areas between countries as well economic development to bypass competition from developed countries and other industrialized Dragons. Another key measure: dry financially obscurantist groups and radical that thrive on the misery of the population. This means that a large financial tracking, among others, is crucial to uncover their funders and suppliers of arms and ammunition for many Westerners.
To avoid an overflow of optimism, I would say that Africa has never had the intimacy What were the Western states to build. Africa has for centuries had a negative interference that prevented it to choose its destiny and, admittedly, has enabled its leaders to find designated scapegoats while.
2 In the Western Revolution is to reinvent It will be primarily by highlighting the government's action. Visibility forcing him to become more accountable, and the term should become democratic regime with the appropriation of public debate by prescribers of opinions more fragmented and more critical. Today it is the mass media who ask questions and suggest answers.
For now the ruling classes and the mass media do not go quite aware that their actions are shelled by proNétariat, but the opening of the Forum option decline with the decline of its elites. We must accept that these countries do their political maturity, is long and requires that they have the same sovereignty as that of industrialized countries. Meanwhile
avoid neocolonialism that is only maintaining the armed groups that alternate in power that is most favorable to entrepreneurs and financiers. Encourage free trade areas between countries as well economic development to bypass competition from developed countries and other industrialized Dragons. Another key measure: dry financially obscurantist groups and radical that thrive on the misery of the population. This means that a large financial tracking, among others, is crucial to uncover their funders and suppliers of arms and ammunition for many Westerners.
To avoid an overflow of optimism, I would say that Africa has never had the intimacy What were the Western states to build. Africa has for centuries had a negative interference that prevented it to choose its destiny and, admittedly, has enabled its leaders to find designated scapegoats while.
2 In the Western Revolution is to reinvent It will be primarily by highlighting the government's action. Visibility forcing him to become more accountable, and the term should become democratic regime with the appropriation of public debate by prescribers of opinions more fragmented and more critical. Today it is the mass media who ask questions and suggest answers.
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will bring down the scales of some eyes (unless the contempt of the mob is too strong). You can even see real complaints about books
http://www.jeneveuxplus.net
without eviction of a single current policy.
violence exerted on the population is more insidious but no less palpable. If you doubt this, I recommend you do a bit of business in the suburbs, you'll be surprised. If you're afraid to ask the difference to a young graduate internships how many years he has underpaid chained before her first decent job (if it works with Dad, it does not account not sure).
Awareness will be difficult because of the ubiquitous television (4 hours on average per day per person) and taking psychotropic intense (33 to 43% of the population taking antidepressants according heavy Bruno Etienne). Despite all the distrust is widespread with 69% of French people today do not trust the Left nor the Right to reform the country. will bring down the scales of some eyes (unless the contempt of the mob is too strong). You can even see real complaints about books
http://www.jeneveuxplus.net
without eviction of a single current policy.
violence exerted on the population is more insidious but no less palpable. If you doubt this, I recommend you do a bit of business in the suburbs, you'll be surprised. If you're afraid to ask the difference to a young graduate internships how many years he has underpaid chained before her first decent job (if it works with Dad, it does not account not sure).
3 What to expect?
It is feared that the next revolution will be of benefit, once again, a vocal minority and cynical. The bankruptcy of the state should lead an oligarchy way Putin's Russia, as even the little Bush does not seem determined to clean up the state but only to cut it up for the benefit of his generous friends.
But maybe the next we're ready to choose our destiny. To know not only what we do well, but to impose what we want.
Without prejudging the best system too quickly, begin to think about it because it is the first step.
In my case, I think women have the best role in future revolutions. Students at war against the CPE were determined, courageous, concerned about their future without inhibitions about their commitment and very human. They are mostly in the end far more realistic than men too sure of their capacity and unable to rationally evaluate the impact of the failure of a society in their own lives.
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