Fairtrade 'does more harm than good to Third World countries', says think tank, The Adam Smith Institute; a body which rejects 'right-on thinking' and embraces pragmatism and realism.It is with a heavy heart that I reproduce this information. This is not the first time that I have drawn readers' attention to this possibility.
We cannot now sit back and just assume that we are doing 'the right thing so it must be alright'.
That is precisely the same thinking which meant that countless charities did more harm than good for decades until they stopped, took stock and asked all the difficult questions.
Disturbing, isn't it?
The article below is most convincing. Sadly, I believe it to be correct. Investigations MUST now be made. So much good work by caring people throughout the country must not be in vain.
LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=517823&in_page_id=1811
