2004 Commitment to Development Award Recipient: Oxfam's Make Trade Fair Campaign

The Make Trade Fair campaign has been a powerful tool in shaping global trade debates -- at the individual, national and international level. The campaign’s efforts to change world trade rules so that trade can make a real difference in the fight against poverty have been a positive force in demonstrating the effect of rich country policies on developing nations.

Fair Trade is an international movement aimed to eliminate the exploitation of producers in poor countries. This means a providing a fair price for goods, and contracts which provide long-term security to producers in developing countries.