Fair Trade

🌍Mission Brief #44

Fair trade means that workers get a fair price for their goods.

🎯 Your mission

Trade-offs everywhere — find them.

⚡ The twist

Cheap for you usually means expensive for someone else.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The first ATM was installed in 1967 — and used radioactive ink.

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Then & Now

💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.

Fair trade means that workers get a fair price for their goods. This helps them support their families. When we buy fair trade products, we help these workers. It is important to treat everyone fairly.

Key Facts

Fair trade helps workers earn a fair price.

It supports families around the world.

Buying fair trade is important for fairness.

Check Your Understanding

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What does fair trade help workers do?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Why this still matters

The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?

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For the dinner table

“If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

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