During Fair Trade Fortnight CityHippy declared his pick was a fair trade football for £12.90. Well, move over, because NaturalDiscovery has a new fairtrade football in stock for only £9.99. At that price even public organizations like schools and community centres should be spending the extra few quid to do the right thing. It's particularly creepy to think of children making children's toys. This football, however, is made by Pakistani village women to give them part-time work close to home.
We're talking a 32 panel, size five ball with a balanced latex bladder (stop snickering, you) and compliant with official standards. The workers not only get a decent wage, but health care and improved working conditions. You do, of course, have to blow it up before using, a procedure not unlike whistling. You do know how to whistle, don't you?
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For those readers in the States, you can now purchase these same sports balls from Fair Trade Sports (www.fairtradesports.com). Our line includes soccer, rugby, American football, and volleyball.
-Scott James