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Eudes de Freitas elected president of the International Health Cooperative Organisation

The International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO) has elected Eudes de Freitas Aquino as president. Dr Aquino has…

2017’s International Day of Co-operatives will celebrate inclusion

The world’s co-operators will celebrate the global movement on 1 July – and this year the…

How Fairtrade helped my fight for women’s rights

As Britain celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight, we look at the impact the movement is having around the…

Where does the money go from the Fairtrade Premium?

Final preparations are underway for Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February – 12 March, celebrating a movement to…

World’s first Fairtrade nut-farming co-op celebrates tenth birthday

One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its…

Fighting for Fairtrade workers as Britain prepares for Brexit

The outcome of the EU referendum, with the UK preparing to withdraw, has already created significant…

How is the Fairtrade movement preparing for the future?

Since the first fair trade label was introduced in 1988, the movement has been working to…

Colombian co-operatives continue to back the peace process

Colombia’s confederation of co-operatives (Confecoop) has launched an appeal asking its member co-ops to continue to…

From farm to fruit bowl …

The El Guabo producer co-operative has a role in every step of the journey of their…

Co-operative towns around the world

Devoto: the Argentinian village that ‘breathes’ co-operation Over one third of the population in the town…