Make Saarland Germany's first fair trade state
The SPD wants to make Saarland Germany's first fair trade state. Public procurement is to be shifted step by step to fair and regional products. The party bases this on solidarity with the countries of the Global South.
The SPD wants to support fair trade. Fair trade means people in poor countries get fair wages. The state would step by step buy fair products from the region. Saarland should become the first fair trade state in Germany.
According to the platform, fair trade is meant to bring fair wages for women, an end to exploitative child labor, and access to education and health care in the Global South. The SPD points to existing development policy guidelines, funding for non-governmental organizations and fair trade school classes. This course is to continue, and education on global responsibility is to be expanded. The platform regards a just world order as a precondition for peace.
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„wollen wir die öffentliche Beschaffung nach und nach auf faire und regionale Produkte umstellen und eine global verantwortliche Bildungsarbeit voranbringen.“Translation: we want to gradually switch public procurement to fair and regional products and advance education on global responsibility.
Placement
- Economyleaning more state
Public procurement is to be tied to social criteria, which extends government requirements.
- Foreign policyleaning diplomacy first
The item relies on development solidarity and fair trade as a contribution to peace.