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Future of work round table: do ethical consumerism and investment work?

'Fair trade'-style programmes exist to reassure individuals that the products they buy or the investments they make are responsibly created. Do they work? And if not, is there a better way?

Future of work round table: do ethical consumerism and investment work?
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Workers as a bargaining partner at the site of production is the biggest piece missing from the picture.”Han Dongfang
Campaigns or certifications like ‘fair trade’ exist to attract customers and increase market share.Reema Nanavaty

This project is supported by the Ford Foundation but the viewpoints expressed here are explicitly those of the authors. Our support is not tacit endorsement within. The aim was to highlight new ideas and we hope the result will be a lively and robust dialogue.

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