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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms, new boss says

Fairtrade food packet labeling
The Fairtrade Foundation has urged shoppers to keep on buying the products it certifies. Photograph: Tim Gainey/Alamy

Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the incoming boss of the ethical trade body has said.

Eleanor Harrison, who in March takes the reins of the group behind the Fairtrade mark which appears on products in shops, has said it could “offer solutions” in advising the UK government on protecting workers.

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