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Rapaport Fair Trade Conference at JCK 2007
Part 1 of 5 - Meet the panelists who participated in the Rapaport Fair Trade Conference
at JCK, Las Vegas. Eric Braunwart of Columbia Gem House talks about the growing
enthusiasm for fair trade gems from jewelers and consumers. Eric also reveals preliminary
findings of a consumer study on fair trade jewelry
Part 2 of 5 - Caren Holzman from TransFair USA (a FLO member organization) discusses
current Fairtrade practices, requirements of Fairtrade labeling, and upcoming Fairtrade
initiatives relating to diamonds and the jewelry industry.
Part 3 of 5 - Lourens Maré and Demos Takoulas talk about the jewelry industry in
South Africa and the hardships faced in their country which suffers from a 40% unemployment
rate among people ages 18-35. They also talk about development projects that are
taking historically disadvantaged individuals (HDIs) out of the townships and training
them in jewelry design and manufacturing.
Part 4 of 5 - Veronika Kohler from CASM (Communities and Small-scale Mining) conveys
the enormity of small-scale mining, and discusses the opportunities that fair trade
initiatives could provide for artisanal miners around the world
Part 5 of 5 - Tom Cushman shares his experiences in Madagascar with mining colored
gems and gold.
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