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Nepalese women who were once trafficked for prostitution to India – or forced into being circus performers – are now earning a living through making Fairtrade products.
The products include anything from food, clothing, handmade jewellery, bags, toys, arts, crafts, and soaps.
And they can now be bought in Hull.
"If we buy these goods, we are directly helping women from these backgrounds," says Hull City Council's Fairtrade coordinator Martin Budd.
"With Christmas approaching, now is the ideal opportunity to buy Fairtrade gifts.
"It's all about working with people in the poorest nations to enable them to live sustainable lives, in dignity, and with hope for the future."

Hull – a Fairtrade city

In March next year, Hull will be celebrating its second anniversary as a Fairtrade city.
The status reflects the growing number of shops, cafes and businesses which support Fairtrade by paying producers in the Third World a fair rate for the products they grow or make.
There are now more than 60 such outlets in the city.
"Hull's status as a Fairtrade city follows on from the work of William Wilberforce – because receiving a fair wage means people in poorer countries can climb out of poverty and exploitation, which is a form of slavery in itself," added Mr Budd.
"The income goes a long way to ensuring better working conditions and that the rights of children and women are protected."

Find the Fairtrade shops

The charity-owned One World Shop, in Waltham Street, Hull city centre, is one of the city's largest Fairtrade retail outlets.
Manager Chris Church said: "Hull deserves its reputation as a Fairtrade city.
"I hope shoppers have a Fairtrade Christmas this year and buy goods to directly help growers and artisans at the other side of the world."
To find out more about Fairtrade, and for a full list of Hull's Fairtrade shops, restaurants and cafes, visit www.fairtradehull.org.uk * and click on the link marked Directory. Alternatively, call 300300.

Fairtrade and Wilberforce

Hull will be hosting a number of special events in the New Year to jointly support Fairtrade - and these will link with events to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade.
In January, Hull College students will have the chance to design a shoulder bag - and the best design will be used by Hatti Trading, a Fairtrade company, which will manufacture them in Nepal.
There's also Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from February 26 to March 11, when cocoa growers from Ghana will be invited to the city to speak about their way of life.
And Hull College students will be staging a fashion show next April, to model and sell Fairtrade clothes.


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