There are an estimated 27 million people enslaved worldwide, 21% of those being coerced into forced labor. With everything from chocolate to cotton being affected by the illegal slave trade, nearly everyone who reads this page will have handled or purchased something that was made by a modern-day slave. Many anti-trafficking organizations are combining aftercare for victims with production of goods in order to give survivors of both sex-trafficking and forced labor a means of sustainable income, else they're liable to fall back into slavery again. Humanitarian organizations also provide industry for low-income areas that are at risk for trafficking. So how you spend your money can help in both prevention and restoration. Essentially, how you spend your money matters!
Places to Shop On-line
Shoes:
- Sseko Designs
- TOMS
- Shoe Revolt (note: unlike TOMS, on this website you can find seriously girly shoes!)
Jewelry
- The Apparent Project
- Women at Risk (WAR)
- International Sanctuary
- Noonday Collection
- Back to Africa
- Trades of Hope
- Ember Arts
- Starfish Project
- Kazuri Beads
- Better Way Imports
- Shop to Stop Slavery
- Hill Country Hill Tribers
- Bead for Life
- Freeset
- Sak Saum
- Rwanda Partners Basket Co.
- Mercy House Kenya
- Made by Survivors
- Choose Haiti
- Kanzi Crafts
- Ornaments for Orphans
- Eternal Threads
- David Appalachian Crafts
- Baksheesh Fairtrade
- Purse & Clutch
- Bajalia
- Sari Bari
- Beacon of Hope
Food & Drink
EVERYTHING!
- Not For Sale
- Ten Thousand Villages
- Greenheart
- Urban Trader
- Charity Gift Market
- The Peasant Post (blog with links to other fairtrade shopping options)
- FairtradeUSA
- Serrv
Note: Though this list is extensive, it is by no means comprehensive. If you know of other organizations working to provide fair trade commerce, please email me at cabolitionist@gmail.com.
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