Fresh fruit

Product Standard for hired labour organizations

This standard applies to all Fairtrade fresh fruit Hired labour companies and all companies that buy and sell Fairtrade fresh fruit.

Main changes

Calculating wages in this standard

Explanatory document for the Fairtrade Premium disbursements of the requirement 3.1.3

Reporting wages for banana companies for the requirement 3.1.4

Interpretation Notes

This Fairtrade Standard for Fresh Fruit covers the requirements which are specific to fresh fruit hired labour producers and traders.

Fairtrade fresh fruit companies must comply with the Fairtrade Standard for Hired Labour and the Fairtrade Standard for Fresh Fruit. For companies this standard complements, and should be read together with, the Fairtrade Standard for Hired Labour.

Standard for Hired Labour

This product standard applies to hired labour operators (employing workers) as explained here. Together, the Fairtrade Standard for Hired Labour and the product standard above define the terms of trade. Please read both documents for further guidance.

Does your company want to trade this Fairtrade product?

Aspects of this product standard also apply to companies that wish to trade with producers. The product standard above works in conjunction with the Fairtrade Trader Standard to outline the terms of trade for this product.