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| Project visible to | everybody |
| Name | Fair Trade Pricing Tool for Handicrafts |
| Organization | World of Good: Development Organization |
| Location | Berkeley, CA |
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| Project overview | Urging US corporations to re-examine their exploitative globalization practices will bear no consequence unless accompanied by clear alternatives.
Through an innovative free-ware web technology, World of Good: Development Organization aims to create a new framework for the fair pricing of hand made goods thereby offering an alternative path to globalization. This revolutionary technology will develop a measurable and auditable floor pricing model that can be replicated globally and has the potential to lift thousands of artisans above poverty. At the click of a button, this web tool generates a localized price analysis of wages paid to artisans in comparison to international living wage standards. Designed for the use of both artisan organizations and buyers, this tool brings real bargaining power to artisans while encouraging mainstream retailers to engage in more ethical and fair trade on a global level.
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| Issue areas | trade and trade-related issues
economic security, livelihood issues and labor
corporate power/accountability
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