Walaa Idris, Chairman of Hans Town Ward in Kensington & Chelsea, considers whether we can realistically expect countries we trade with to have the same working standards as us.
I was at the CWO conference on Monday. Thanks to Fiona Hodgson and her dynamic team the day was well thought out, well planned, and well attended. It covered everything from Women Empowerment to Women as Peacemakers and was appropriately closed by David Cameron’s speech on “The need to end sexual violence against women”.
There was a discussion on “Africa - a continent of extremes”, about how to empower women and women enterprises in the developing world. The general consensus was by buying their goods and products and by supporting free trade we give these women a fighting chance to support themselves and families. One of the questions asked was how can we in the UK be confident that the goods and products sold by these enterprises are not stained by child labour. There were lots of interesting suggestions about how we can safeguard the integrity of these goods.
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