The Producers
Freeset was founded by New Zealanders Kerry and Annie Hilton, and is based in Sonagacchi, the largest, most infamous sex district in Kolkata, India. Within a few square miles more than 10,000 women stand in line selling their bodies. The Freeset team would like to see these 10,000 sex workers empowered with the choice of leaving a profession they never chose in the first place.
Freeset is committed to providing fair, living wages and a healthy working environment for all employees. Wages are well above the national minimum and all staff receive training, health care, child care, and savings plans.
The cause The Freeset team (and Point of Difference) believe business has lost its way in the world. For too long, profit has been more important than people, and sourcing cheap resources has been at the expense of the environment.
The Cause
As mentioned above, the Freeset team would like to see these 10,000 sex workers empowered with the choice of leaving a profession they never chose in the first place. They are doing this in Fair Trade conditions using environmentally friendly practices, the perfect combination.
Read more about how Freeset are helping to change women’s lives Meet the Women.
The product
Freeset is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, a U.S.-based network of fair trade businesses. They are also in the process of applying for WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization) certification, a rigorous process which gives you as the customer, confidence as you buy. The cotton is 100% FLO (Fair Trade Labeling Organizations) certified, which means it is fair trade from the grower to the finished product.
Bags are made from 100% FLO cotton or Jute. Jute is a fantastic material for these, amoung many other reasons:
Jute fabric is commonly known as hessian or burlap.
Jute fibre is 100% bio-degradable and compostable.
Jute is a renewable resource with a high production per hectare.
One hectare of jute plants can consume about 15 tons of CO2 and release about 11 tons of oxygen during the jute growing season.
The growing of jute provides an income for more than 4 million farming families in poor communities.
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Freeset
Freeset was founded by New Zealanders Kerry and Annie Hilton, and is based in Sonagacchi, the largest, most infamous sex district in Kolkata, India. Within a few square miles more than 10,000 women stand in line selling their bodies. The Freeset team would like to see these 10,000 sex workers empowered with the choice of leaving a profession they never chose in the first place.
Freeset is committed to providing fair, living wages and a healthy working environment for all employees. Wages are well above the national minimum and all staff receive training, health care, child care, and savings plans.
The cause The Freeset team (and Point of Difference) believe business has lost its way in the world. For too long, profit has been more important than people, and sourcing cheap resources has been at the expense of the environment.
The Cause
As mentioned above, the Freeset team would like to see these 10,000 sex workers empowered with the choice of leaving a profession they never chose in the first place. They are doing this in Fair Trade conditions using environmentally friendly practices, the perfect combination.
Read more about how Freeset are helping to change women’s lives Meet the Women.
The product
Freeset is a member of the Fair Trade Federation, a U.S.-based network of fair trade businesses. They are also in the process of applying for WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization) certification, a rigorous process which gives you as the customer, confidence as you buy. The cotton is 100% FLO (Fair Trade Labeling Organizations) certified, which means it is fair trade from the grower to the finished product.
Bags are made from 100% FLO cotton or Jute. Jute is a fantastic material for these, amoung many other reasons:
Jute fabric is commonly known as hessian or burlap.
Jute fibre is 100% bio-degradable and compostable.
Jute is a renewable resource with a high production per hectare.
One hectare of jute plants can consume about 15 tons of CO2 and release about 11 tons of oxygen during the jute growing season.
The growing of jute provides an income for more than 4 million farming families in poor communities.
More information
Freeset