fair trade certified

our manufacturing partners in India are Fair Trade Certified™!

Fair Trade USA works as a 3rd party support system and certifier that promotes and ensures sustainable livelihoods, employee empowerment and community, safe working conditions, and protection of the environment.

it has been a long time mutual goal for our manufacturing to become Fair Trade Certified™, and ace&jig is proud to be the sole sponsor of this certification for our partners.

as part of this certification, ace&jig contributes a premium for every item that has the Fair Trade Certified™ tag into a fund that is managed by a democratically elected council of factory employees.  the employees then collectively decide how to best use this fund for their benefit.

when you choose to purchase Fair Trade Certified™ products, you’re supporting a global movement putting people and the planet first.  look for the Fair Trade Certified™ seal on our website product listings and tags!

a highlight of ours has been seeing how the Fair Trade Certified™ premiums we have deposited into the community development fund have been spent.

with the premiums from our first year of being Fair Trade Certified™, the employees and the committee voted to use the premium funds on personal sewing machines for the 109 employees involved!

after our second year of being Fair Trade Certified™, employees voted to spend this community development premium on personal washing machines!

and after our 3rd year of certification, the employees and the committee decided to spend their premium on personal refrigerators for all the employees!

after our fourth year of being Fair Trade Certified™, the employees and their committee voted to use these funds on LED TVs for all employees involved!