'Korea's First Fair Trade City' Incheon... Fair Trade Festival to Be Held in Songdo on the 18th

Incheon City will hold the 'Incheon Fair Trade Festival' on the 18th at the Songdo Central Park Lawn Plaza to commemorate World Fair Trade Day.

Fair Trade is a global civic movement that contributes to sustainable development by protecting the rights of producers and workers in underdeveloped countries. Currently, 2,200 cities in 36 countries, including the UK and Germany, participate in this movement.

Incheon, which declared itself a Fair Trade City in 2010, became the first city in South Korea to receive Fair Trade City certification in October 2017. Since then, it has promoted various projects to popularize fair trade and established itself as a leading city for fair trade in Korea by achieving its third re-certification last year.

The Incheon Fair Trade Festival will feature various programs including the opening ceremony (with a lucky draw), the Challenge Golden Bell quiz, a fair trade product eating contest, and a fair trade fashion show.

Additionally, there will be free tasting and sampling of fair trade coffee and products, hand drip and sumang roasting experiences, fair trade soccer ball making workshops, and a fair trade throwing ojami game, offering family-friendly experiential and participatory booths.

Along with these events, awards will be presented to individuals and organizations who have contributed to fair trade efforts.

Meanwhile, every year on the second Saturday of May, 'World Fair Trade Day' is celebrated with global campaigns led by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO).

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