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Home | Archives for Kerstin Lindgren

Kerstin Lindgren is Fair World Project’s former Campaign Director. Prior to that she worked with a variety of food and agriculture businesses and NGOs, including the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA). She holds a master’s degree in Agriculture, Food and Environment from Tufts University.
Chocolate Beans

Chocolate Is Profitable, Just Not for Farmers

By Kerstin Lindgren

Chocolate is big business. The U.S. spends more than $16 billion on chocolate each year (around $50/per person on average). […]

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05/01/201808/09/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog, Fair Trade1 Comment on Chocolate Is Profitable, Just Not for Farmers
Who Made My Clothes - Rana Plaza Disaster

Who Made My Clothes?

By Kerstin Lindgren

It has been five years since the factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh killed over 1,000 people. This tragic […]

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04/20/201810/18/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog, Fair Work5 Comments on Who Made My Clothes?
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Join the Fight for a Fair Farm Bill

By Kerstin Lindgren

The Farm Bill is a huge piece of legislation that guides close to $100 billion in spending each year. It […]

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04/02/201811/05/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog, Fair Food2 Comments on Join the Fight for a Fair Farm Bill

Fair World Project Condemns U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement

By Kerstin Lindgren

Fair World Project joins the majority of the U.S. population in expressing our disappointment, sadness, and outrage that President Trump […]

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Ivanka Trump’s Very Bad Answer to the Question “Who Made My Clothes”

By Kerstin Lindgren

Fashion Revolution Week 2017 (April 24-30) marked the four-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy in which over a thousand […]

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05/01/201708/09/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog, Fair Work1 Comment on Ivanka Trump’s Very Bad Answer to the Question “Who Made My Clothes”

Fair World Project Statement on Puzder

By Kerstin Lindgren

A day before his scheduled hearing, Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Labor amid widespread opposition. This news […]

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02/15/201702/22/2017 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog3 Comments on Fair World Project Statement on Puzder
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Policy Corner: Farms in California Prepare for $15/Hour Minimum Wage

By Kerstin Lindgren

California legislators, responding to the growing Fight for $15 and Raise the Wage movements, passed a law earlier this year […]

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09/15/201607/02/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Issue 13, Voices of Fair TradeLeave a Comment on Policy Corner: Farms in California Prepare for $15/Hour Minimum Wage

At Rural Schools in Togo Getting There Can Be the Hardest Part

By Kerstin Lindgren

As Nelson Mandela famously said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Few […]

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09/06/201608/09/2018 by Kerstin Lindgren Posted in Blog2 Comments on At Rural Schools in Togo Getting There Can Be the Hardest Part

New Overtime Bill is Boost for Farmworkers and Opportunity to Do More

By Kerstin Lindgren

Earlier this year, California passed legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour for all workers, including farmworkers. As farmworkers […]

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