Procure IT Fair presentation at The European Ethical and Fair Trade Market Place (ETFAM)
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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?