Fair trade involves more than coffee beans

Lünen remains Fairtrade town. That's for almost two years after the first award of the title. Of light and shadow in terms of Fairtrade informed in Luenen Dr. Ulrich Weber (LIGA), Jutta Guelzow (Consumer) and Gabriele Schiek (city).

The balance after two years:
It has improved a lot, but there are also shadows. Lünen is allowed to use the title "Fair Trade Town" in fact more durable. Who is certified for the second time, retains the title. This is expected on 27 September to be celebrated before the City Council.

That went well:
Thanks to the retailers and discounters are already a respectable range of goods fair. And it has reached new districts, namely children, young people and parents. Thus, the Käthe-Kollwitz-comprehensive school since the end of 2012 "Fairtrade School 'and Kita Rudolph Nagell-road will get the title" Fair Kita "in July. It would be desirable if more schools and childcare centers seek this title. The children get an early awareness of fair trade products.

So is a fair trade in the town hall:
Fair coffee is served, for example, in the committee and council meetings and in the antechambers of the department heads. As part of the revision of the tariff law faithfulness new standards are to be incorporated, including the fair area. Plans are still discussions with the urban societies.
So it looks at retail:
We have updated the flyer about fair trade products in the textile sector, there are some new seals. In Lüner retailing has yet to make a difference though. Outdoor and functional clothing but it already gets from fair trade. In a letter to the textile retail this is asked to call upon the supplier to work for minimum wage and the building and fire protection in Bangladesh.

The other tasks are:
In the grave stones we appeal to comply with European stones. Others may be produced by child labor. It is on this issue, a new flyer in the works. And we learn about fair flowers for weddings with many partners.