Shop your conscience and purchase items that are made with your values. Below is a fair trade shopping guide for 2007, followed by EFJ's list of sweatshop-free and fair trade products.

What is a sweatshop? What does "fair trade" mean? Want definitions? Want to know why this is important? Learn more first!




Fair Trade Shopping Guide for 2007!

There are lots of options for fair trade gifts this year. Here's our short list:

1. Buy fair trade.

Educating for Justice has joined a coalition of 15 anti-sweatshop groups to endorse a fair trade shopping guide for the second year in a row. Check out the "Shop With a Conscience: 2007 Shopping Guide Brochure". The brochure is available in an HTML version or PDF version. Or scroll down and take a look at our sweatshop-free and fair trade products list.

2. Buy an EFJ shirt.

When you buy one of EFJ's sweatshop-free t-shirts, the profits go directly to EFJ's operating budget. And EFJ's sweatshop-free t-shirts make great gifts, so check out EFJ's Sweat-Free Store.

3. Buy a movie that raises awareness.

Take a look at our choice list of consciousness-raising films that happen to be really good movies. We've made it easy - each has a price and a link if you want to purchase it.

OR

If you have seen our multimedia lecture recently, you’ve seen “Behind the Swoosh” - an exciting, 18-minute documentary film on the time EFJ Co-Directors spent living on $1.25/day in an Indonesian village with Nike factory workers. We ask for a $20 donation for this film.

Sweatshop-Free and Fair Trade Products:


Footwear:

AFL-CIO "Shop Union-Made" (dress shoes, casual shoes, and work boots)


Sneakers:

Hersey Custom Shoes (running shoes)

No Sweat (casual Converse replicas)

Black Spot (casual Converse replicas)


Apparel:

No Sweat Apparel
(offering tank tops, t-shirts, business / casual wear, hoodies, jeans, socks and more)

AFL-CIO "Shop Union-Made"
(offering jeans, hats, shirts and more)

Justice Clothing Company
(offering winter hats, outerwear, casual and sportswear)
Store location: 48 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401

Union Jean and Apparel Company
(offering jeans, fleeces, jackets and dress shirts)

Protexall, Inc.
(offering jackets, pants, shirts, coveralls, and uniforms)

Ben Davis
(offering pants, overalls, shirts, hats/caps and jackets)

Maggie’s Functional Organics
(offering camisoles and a variety of shirts)
NOTE: The products made in sweat-free conditions are Criss Cross Tops, Camisoles, Unisex tees and Womens tees.


Wholesale Apparel:
(Large orders for schools, athletic teams, and fundraisers)

Windjammer, Inc. Sportswear
(offering T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Shorts, Pants, Golf Shirts, Hats, Jackets, Fleeces)
525 North Main Street
Bangor, PA 18013
ph: 800.441.6985

Plains T-shirt Company
(offering T-shirts and Sweatshirts)
10 Sarah Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
ph: 800.634.2602

Lifewear, Inc.
(offering T-shirts and Sweatshirts)
1280 Laurelwood Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
ph: 610.327.9938

No Sweat Apparel
(offering tank tops, t-shirts, business / casual wear, hoodies, jeans, socks and more)

King Louie International
(offering a wide variety of polo shirts, other dress shirts, outwear, and hats)
NOTE: Not all King Louie products are made in sweat-free, union factories. Those made in union factories are distinguished in the catalog.


Non-Apparel Products:

AFL-CIO "Shop Union-Made"
(including Pendleton's line of beautiful blankets, beddings and throws, Lenox fine ivory china, Sterling Silver Flatware by Gorham and Kirk-Steiff, complete current lists of all 2004 and 2005 union-made cars, trucks, vans and SUVs, union-made computers, union-made Christmas cards, and coffee)

Union House, Inc.
(offering Briefcases, Leather goods, pens/pencils, cups, folders/notebooks, flags, etc.)
ph: 651.462.7710

F.A.B.ULOUS Specialities
(offering products from coolers to golf accessories to duffel bags)
600 S. Livingston Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
ph: 973.535.6300

GaryLine
(offering products from sports bottles to First Aid kits to stadium cushions)

Cedar Stream
(offering jewelry, watches, and other specialty items)


Fair Trade Food:

The following links will bring you to a page that lists both US locations and websites for mail orders:

Fair Trade Sugar Packets (NEW!)

Fair Trade Certified Fruit

Fair Trade Certified Coffee

Fair Trade Certified Tea

Fair Trade Certified Chocolate

Fair Trade Certified Foods (Enter your zip code for a list of US locations)


Fair Trade Products:

Fair Trade Sports
(offering fairly traded sports balls for soccer, volleyball, rugby, and more)

Ten Thousand Villages
(offering Oriental rugs, crafts from around the globe, stationery and more)
NOTE: In addition to Ten Thousand Villages' online store, there are over 160 stores across North America. Store locations are listed on their site.

Global Exchange Fair Trade
(offering crafts, baskets, jewelry and clothing from around the globe)

If you would like to submit the name of a company that is not listed, please e-mail your suggestion to info@educatingforjustice.org