Tim Steinweg – SOMO/Procure IT Fair

Melinda Choo – Fair Trade Communities

ETFAM, 18 September 2009

Fair Public Procurement

The cases of IT & Fairtrade Towns Campaigns

Programme

• Introduction (10 mins)

• The problem (5 mins)

• Our approach

• Fair Trade Towns (10 mins)

• Procure IT Fair (10 mins)

• Questions and discussion (25 mins)

Who are you?

Who are we?

So what is the problem?

Outsourcing

Extremely long working hours

Workers are treated as machines

Mining issues in the Congo

E-waste

What can we do???

Everyone owns a computer

A buyers’ guide

Criteria list for policy makers

The city of Zurich

Fairtrade Towns Campaign

Mélinda Choo

One man….

Concept Fairtrade Towns

• Increase selling fairtrade products

• Involve whole community

• Stimulate public procurement

Goals

1. Local steeringgroup2. Local council supports fairtrade3. Shops & restaurants sell fairtrade4. Companies and organisations use

fairtrade5. Media coverage and events6. (….)

Fairtrade Towns

• 18 countries, 723 Fairtrade Towns

www.fairtradetowns.org

www.fairtradegemeenten.nl

What are your thoughts?

Does sustainable procurement work?

How can we use fair public procurement?

Is it legally allowed?

How can we overcome the obstacles?