L'Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is pleased to announce the signing of the contract with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for implementation of a regional project “Fair gold supply chain and reduction of mercury use in Artisanal and Small scale Mining in West Africa” in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. This 3

Note de la rédaction: This document, published below, was prepared by the Alliance for Responsible in collaboration with the Fair Labeling Organization to answer general questions about their split. What is happening? En conséquence d'un processus d'examen de partenariat et en tenant compte des commentaires reçus à la fois de marché et d'exploitation minière partenaires, Fairtrade International and the Alliance

Par Marc Choyt, FJA USA I earned my MBA in Cité Soleil — just outside of Port au Prince, Haiti. It was offered as a numinous blessing from a hunched up old woman wearing rags. That was 1985, a year and a half I spent living and volunteering with Richard, an American dentist. We set