Windward Islands Flashcards
What type of trade is used?
fair trade
What type of trade is used?
fairtrade
What is their primary product?
Bananas
What is a social premium?
a pile of money($1.75)
What is the social premium used for?
-has to be spent on something that benefits the community e.g. sanitation, schools, housing
What is Dole?
A multinational banana brand
What does Dole do to produce their bananas?
- mass produced
- low wages
- exploitation
- chemical fertiliser
When did the Windward islands gain independence from Britain
1960
What type of employers do Fair trade let join?
who treat their employees fairly
Who agree with the ‘favourable trade agreement with Windward islands’?
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
What is the term that the WTO agree with and describes the trade with Windward Islands?
favourable trade agreement
What would happen to the islands if the trade was broken?
- loss of market
- prostitution
- crime/drugs/violence
- unemployment
