Book review : "Unfair Trade" by Conor Woodman
While splurging on books at Delhi book fair '14 I came across this masterpiece. An intriguing tale of the challenging condition of farmers/ workers in the developing world forming the foundation of much of world's key raw materials yet themselves living only on daily subsistence. What is much much appreciated is the passion the author displays in this work - wherein he himself has traveled across countries of the globe and understood the plight of Chinese factory workers, African coffee workers, Afghanistan's weed farmers etc. The fact that story comes from the horse's mouth adds the drama & authenticity which one needs in books like these. The reader can trust the facts stated in book & form his own perspectives. Connor starts with how we as consumers are increasingly becoming ethical centric in terms of goods we buy. We trust big organizations to find the best way to their raw material suppliers problem and believe when they say "we are ethicall