Fair Trade: Behind the Seams

Follow Patagonia global surf activist Dave Rastovich as he travels to Sri Lanka to learn more about Fair Trade—and finds a few waves along the way. By ensuring safe working conditions and paying workers a direct premium for every product made, Fair Trade is an important first step to better the garment industry. It’s also a powerful tool to create new connections between members of the human family—and to acknowledge that every member of our family deserves to be treated with respect.

[henthorneexplores]

Nice job guys!!! The people in Sri Lanka are so very nice I found.

[davidjodye]

Ok Patagonia, can i get a fair chance to work with you?

[PaulCarterArt]

Great time capsule for future generations well done thanks for the education

[cryptofauna]

How much does the man in the garment factory make? How much are athletes paid?

[koa]

is it just me or does Dave seem a bit hypocritical?? he has spent his life flying all over the world surfing waves in exotic locations and gets all preachy about environmental issues. pretty sure his carbon footprint is alot bigger than the people he's talking to.. do as i say, not what i do..

[tkx]

Why would Patagonia hire someone to narrate a film who is clearly totally unqualified to say the first word on the topic? He is self-described as anti-establishment, afraid to be in a 3rd world factory because he is a westerner who surfs all day, and doesn't know anything about the industry. Why not hire one of the locals or the factory manager to talk about this topic -- they know a whole lot more about it than Dave.