Campaigns
Second Cup
15 million small coffee farmers and their families struggle to make ends meet and coffee companies are making huge profits on the backs of poor coffee producers.
July 27 2004
In our ongoing support of the campaign initiated by Caféjustice, demanding Second Cup to sell and serve Transfair certified coffee in all their cafes, we have collected over 1,500 signatures for our petition. A date for submitting the petition is yet to be set but a demonstration is in the planning stages and we hope to make our voice heard in the fall. Please come back for more information and if you haven't yet, click on the link below to sign the petition and make your voice heard.
Online Petition
Sign the online petition demanding Second Cup to sell and serve Transfair certified Fair Trade coffee in all their cafes.
›› http://www.PetitionOnline.com/FTT1/petition.html
As a result of the continued poor coffee prices - to an all-time low in 2001, small coffee farmers around the world are at risk of losing everything they have. But specialty retailers like Second Cup are making more than ever. How?
Because they don't lower their prices and they are not willing to pay a fair price for their coffee beans.
Second Cup has consistently refused to sell certified Fair Trade coffee stating that it is already helping poor people by supporting the Foster Parents Plan. The company also says that it gets much of its coffee from places where workers are treated fairly and given sufficient wages. But they refuse to disclose a list of their suppliers.
A campaign launched in the Summer of 2003 by Caféjustice in Montreal is asking Second Cup to sell TransFair Certified Fair Trade coffee.