The Chetna Organic Cotton Project
Say NO to pesticides that poison three million people every year, and help make trade fairer at the same time.
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- Gil Cann, editor, Working Together (published by the Australian Evangelical Alliance)
- United Nations Development Programme
- Julian Morrow - The Chaser
- Janine Wright - Co-ordinator, Women's Education Vocational Preparation and Equity/TAFEstart, tafeSA
Eat Money T-shirt : Loose Fit XL
Organic natural white cotton
Based on a North American Cree comment on the environment and materialism. All shirts are made from 100% unbleached natural white certified organic and fair trade cotton, printed on the back, front and sleeve with certified organic dyes.
Five sizes available:
-Fashion Fit size 10-12, chest 84 cm.
-Fashion Fit size 14-16, chest 98 cm.
-Loose Fit Medium, chest 100 cm.
-Loose Fit Large, chest 110 cm.
-Loose Fit Extra Large, chest 120 cm.
All our t-shirts are made from 200gsm interlock fabric, designed to last much longer than ordinary t-shirts.
The text on the back of the t-shirts reads:
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river been poisoned
and the last fish been caught
will we realise we cannot eat money.
Benefits for you:
- You'll be more content knowing the producers and the planet have been treated well.
- Your cotton goods are free of allergy-causing toxic pesticides and insecticides.
- You'll enjoy top quality goods from the expert Indian craftspeople at Rajlakshmi.
Benefits for the producers and the planet:
- Organic production means no toxic pesticides and insecticides are used in cotton growing. That means better health and less debt for the Indian farming families.
- Traditional cotton growing uses about 60% of all toxic chemicals used in India, so moving to organic production makes a huge difference.
- The organic cotton growing is certified by SKAL International.
- The Chetna Organic Farmers Association is registered by FLO-International (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International) which ensures a fair price and conditions for the farmers. This FLO registration also ensures cotton production:
- Is child-labour free
- Is produced by small & marginal farmers
- Is socially responsible for its farmers and farm-workers in the production chain
- Is absolutely free of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
- Cotton spinning is done in a factory that is ILO (International Labour Organization) compliant and also ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certified.
- The factories producing the final products are meeting all ILO requirements for their workforces (in fact they do better than ILO requirements, for example by providing primary and secondary education for the workers’ children, and a revolving loan scheme for workers).
- Whenever dyes are used the organic fabric dyeing process is SKAL certified
In brief our project partners at Rajlakshmi Cotton Mills and the Chetna Organic Famers Association are working very hard to ensure that conditions in the entire production chain exceed the goals of the Clean Clothes Campaign
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New Internationalist