{"id":22327,"date":"2017-05-10T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resource\/are_my_hands_clean_fair_trade_activity\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:47:15","slug":"are_my_hands_clean_fair_trade_activity","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resource\/are_my_hands_clean_fair_trade_activity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAre My Hands Clean?\u201d Fair Trade Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Derek Duncan, Global Ministries Associate for Global Advocacy and Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether we mean to or not, when we purchase goods and services we support the businesses that produce, deliver, and sell them. \u00a0As a consumer our choices directly or indirectly sustain the industries and practices that go into making the products we buy. Wrapped up in every product are the materials used in manufacturing the goods, the energy inputs and environmental impacts of producing and transporting the goods, and the human labor used in making, packaging, and bringing products to market. We may not know the whole source map, supply-chain history, or all the labor and environmental practices for the companies and industries we support through our pocket-book, but in many cases we can find out if we look beyond the label.<\/p>\n

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  1. Choose a partner and take turns looking at the label at the back of each other\u2019s shirt collar.\u00a0 Where was the garment made?\u00a0 Where did you\/they purchase that article of clothing?<\/li>\n
  2. Imagine the distance the shirt (or other clothing article) took to get from the garment factory to the store where you lived.\n