Etiko Rugby Union Ball

Our Price: $45.00
Size: 5
Certification: certified fair trade

The Rugby Union Ball is a top quality match ball.

Etiko rugby union balls carry the label of the Fairtrade Association of Australia and New Zealand. This means that the manufacturer of the products has agreed to meet the requirements of the Fairtrade Labeling Organization and to cooperate fully with their monitoring teams.

The manufacturer's price includes a "fair-trade premium" of about 20 per cent which is to be used for improving the lives of the workers, their families and communities. Workers and management decide jointly how to use the premium, such as providing an after-school program or a community clinic.

Fair Trade calculations estimate that a family should have 6,000 Pakistani rupees per month to cover all basic needs and have some "money on the side." Fair stitching wages are calculated to provide—if Fair Trade orders are there all the time—individual incomes of more than Rs. 3,000 per month. Two earners are needed per family to reach the Fair Trade minimum. It is not enough to simply bar children from working; the fair living wage ensures that the children have enough family support to succeed at school.