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  • The concept of 'fair trade' has been around for over 40 years but a formal labelling scheme didn't get off the ground until the late 1980s.

    In 1988: launch of the first Trade label, Max Havelaar, under the initiative of the Dutch development agency. The first 'Fairtrade' coffee from Mexico was sold into Dutch supermarkets. It was branded "Max Havelaar," after a fictional Dutch character who opposed the exploitation of coffee pickers in Dutch colonies

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  • it was started in 1997 by the mayor
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Fair trade set ups are usually associated with developing countries. They sell or trade items and account for up to 20 to 50 percent of the money made in that country as a whole.

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i am not sure but i think it is the netherelands (holand)

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it was created in 1988 according to fairtrades official site so it probably is correct

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It started at 1940 may 9th

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it was founded in the 2005 4th of April

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1940

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