Participate in the Fairtrade and Fairmined Standard Review 2012

© Alejo Santamar August 7 2012 ARM and Fairtrade International are currently reviewing the Fairtrade and Fairmined Standard for Gold from Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, including associated precious metal to improve facilitation of artisanal and small scale miners’...

RJC Recognition of Part A of the Fairtrade and Fairmined Standard

© Eduardo Martino July 2012 We have recently received concerns about the potential impacts of the recognition of the producer section of the Fairtrade and Fairmined standard (Part A) by the RJC’s Chain-of-Custody Standard and about the ARM and Fairtrade International...

Experience exchange between mining organizations from Bolivia and Peru

© Manuel Salinas Junio 2012 In early June the “fair trade gold” committees of the Bolivian cooperatives Rayo Rojo and 15 de Agosto that are working to achieve the Fairtrade and Fairmined certification (FT&FM), visited the Peruvian companies Aurelsa...

ARM and Fairtrade Africa seeks Network Coordinator for Africa

June 2012 Since 2010 the Alliance for Responsible Mining and Fairtrade International have partnered to promote the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). The partnership, with Solidaridad as an allied, supports artisanal and small-scale...