World Fair Trade Day 2012
- Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2012
- Motion reference: S4M-02812
That the Parliament welcomes World Fair Trade Day on 12 May 2012; congratulates the Scottish Fair Trade Forum on organising the national snapshot competition, which awards prizes for creative and interesting photos about fair trade; understands that the day is being celebrated by a number of leading organisations across Scotland, including the One World Shop, which has a strong track record of successfully promoting global awareness of fair trade; further understands that Scotland is on the verge of becoming one of the first nations in the world to achieve fair trade status, and supports what it considers to be the World Fair Trade Organization’s pioneering efforts to increase the sale of fair trade products across communities, eradicate world poverty, promote sustainable economic development and ensure a fairer deal for local producers.
Supported by:
George Adam, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Margaret Burgess, Roderick Campbell, Bob Doris, Jim Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, Patricia Ferguson, Neil Findlay, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Patrick Harvie, Hugh Henry, Jamie Hepburn, Adam Ingram, Alison Johnstone, James Kelly, Ken Macintosh, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Margaret McCulloch, Mark McDonald, Margaret McDougall, Aileen McLeod, Fiona McLeod, Anne McTaggart, Elaine Murray, John Pentland, Tavish Scott, Richard Simpson, Drew Smith, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Bill Walker, Maureen Watt, Sandra White, John Wilson