The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has dismissed claims by the Institute of Public Affairs (an Australian rightwing think tank) that Oxfam Australia was misleading the public for claiming that Fair Trade Coffee helped lift some of the world's poorest coffee farmers out of poverty.
The background to the complaint can be found here:
The Institute of Public Affairs, describes itself as "Australia's Leading Free Market Think Tank". Unlike Oxfam, they haven't published a press release regarding the ACCC's decision. Aside from the article published in the Australian, linked above, they have also produced a paper entitled "Free Trade or Fair Trade?"
There is an abundance of information on Fairtrade coffee on Oxfam Australia's website here. World Vision is also pushing fairtrade coffee and chocolate (see also here and here).
The wiki for Hooked: students for trade justice also has some great information, as does the Fair Trade Association.
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