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Tell Starbucks to Honor Their Commitments to Coffee Farmers
Target: Jim Donald, Starbucks CEOSponsored by: Oxfam America
Each year, coffee companies make billions of dollars. Starbucks alone earned almost $5.8 billion in net revenues during the first three quarters of 2006.
Yet, for every cup of coffee Starbucks sells, poor farmers in coffee-growing countries like Ethiopia earn only about $.03. Even worse, while Ethiopian farmers grow some of the finest name-brand coffees in the world think Harar, Yirgacheffe, and Sidamo they don't see the premium profits those names command among consumers.
With as many as 15 million Ethiopians dependent on coffee, Ethiopia wants to get its farmers more of what they deserve. The country's government has asked Starbucks to sign a licensing agreement that will allow Ethiopia to control the names of its coffee. That way, Ethiopia can help determine an export price that makes sure farmers see a larger share of the profits enabling them to feed their children, send them to school and get them better healthcare.
Ask Starbucks to sign the agreement giving Ethiopian farmers their fair share of coffee profits.
Yet, for every cup of coffee Starbucks sells, poor farmers in coffee-growing countries like Ethiopia earn only about $.03. Even worse, while Ethiopian farmers grow some of the finest name-brand coffees in the world think Harar, Yirgacheffe, and Sidamo they don't see the premium profits those names command among consumers.
With as many as 15 million Ethiopians dependent on coffee, Ethiopia wants to get its farmers more of what they deserve. The country's government has asked Starbucks to sign a licensing agreement that will allow Ethiopia to control the names of its coffee. That way, Ethiopia can help determine an export price that makes sure farmers see a larger share of the profits enabling them to feed their children, send them to school and get them better healthcare.
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Don't pay them, we won't pay you! BOYCOTT STARBUCKS...quit giving them the profits, by from the farmers themselves.
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Pay farmers a liveable wage for their hard work, Starbucks!!
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Shame on you!
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Ethiopians deserves to share the profit. why not be fair, it is Ethiopian Coffee so why not be fair and share....it would be a gift to the Ethiopians because its very poor out there and they really need help. That would be a blessing to the Ethiopians.
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Ethiopia is one of the poorest country in the world, and i think its fair that they give Ethiopians the option to share the profit since it originally comes from Ethiopia. pls do the right thing by helping the poor people.
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Remember the "Golden Rule." Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
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Its not fair that the growers of this coffee live in poverty while Starbucks grows to unbelievable financial status.
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Every human being needs a living wage-lets try to end poverty.
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It is a very sad commentary that a company making billions in profits cannot see beyond that money and understand the human needs which provided for their profits... it is wrong and people should encourage Starbucks to sign the agreement for fair trade.
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If you don't, I'll never set foot in a Starbucks for the rest of my life.
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Shame on you Starbucks. What an evil empire you are running....free of any social conscience.
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StarsBucks earns millions in profits in each. They have enough money to provide these farmers. These people are in need. Shame on Starsbucks.
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a workman is worthy of his hire, dont take advantage of our fellow human beings -pay them what there worth God sees all things and we reap what we sow.
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BECAUSE IS THE FAIR THING TO DO, AND IS GOOD PUBLICITY FOR YOU GUYS BETTER THAN THE EVIL CORPORATIONAL GREEDY ONE THAT U MIGHT CARRY AROUND JUST LIKE WALLMART BK OR MCDONALDS.
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Good things come out of doing good. The reputation you will get by being fair to the farmers will probably increase your customers' number and loyality.
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"Treat everyone with respect and dignity" This is one item in Starbucks mission statement. But that doesn't hold true for the farmers who scrape and struggle to get by off the meager price Starbucks pays them for their excellent coffee. As a large corporation that has the potential to greatly change and impact poverty in the world Starbucks has a social responsability to pay the farmers adequate compensation for their coffee.
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KARMA Starbucks, KARMA. What goes around indeed comes around! True prosperity is in the sharing, not outrageous profits at the expense of human suffering.
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its their own black gold.
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SHARE THE WEALTH! (shame, shame...)
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please help the poor producing the coffee get what he deserves.
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A prime example of how capitalism REALLY works...
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In today's world, it is increasingly necessary to reconcile the vast difference between the "haves" and the "have nots". For honest work, and a truely valuable resource, the Ethopian coffee farmer deserves at minimum a fair market value, if not a reasonable profit share, for that which he provides. Without which, Starbucks would have never made it selling biscotti alone. We urge you to resolve to engage in a greater degree of profit sharing to Ethoipian coffee farmers NOW.
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Hey Starbucks Cup of Coffee, I spend way too much on you. I will cease my addiction to your brand unless you show the world you care.
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