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1
Q

What type of trade is used?

A

fair trade

2
Q

What type of trade is used?

A

fairtrade

3
Q

What is their primary product?

A

Bananas

4
Q

What is a social premium?

A

a pile of money($1.75)

5
Q

What is the social premium used for?

A

-has to be spent on something that benefits the community e.g. sanitation, schools, housing

6
Q

What is Dole?

A

A multinational banana brand

7
Q

What does Dole do to produce their bananas?

A
  • mass produced
  • low wages
  • exploitation
  • chemical fertiliser
8
Q

When did the Windward islands gain independence from Britain

A

1960

9
Q

What type of employers do Fair trade let join?

A

who treat their employees fairly

10
Q

Who agree with the ‘favourable trade agreement with Windward islands’?

A

World Trade Organisation (WTO)

11
Q

What is the term that the WTO agree with and describes the trade with Windward Islands?

A

favourable trade agreement

12
Q

What would happen to the islands if the trade was broken?

A
  • loss of market
  • prostitution
  • crime/drugs/violence
  • unemployment