Behind the scenes in India

We're often asked, are we a fair trade organisation?

Do our suppliers treat their workers fairly?

Tree of Life has always been a fair trade organisation. We have always had a commitment to being a business with a conscience.

These images are from one of the main factories that we work with in India. They were taken on our most recent buying trip to India.

Women in their saris quality checking the production.

Sizing being checked.

Garments being sewn.

As you can see there is good lighting, a cheerful atmosphere, and there are no child workers.

These staff are treated well and with respect.

Swami in India

We try to never close our eyes on any journey through India.

You never know what you might miss...

from: DeKalb D.
to: tiangotlost@gmail.com
date: Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 3:24 PM
subject: Henna tattoos at Six Flags

Hi Tian :)

I was walking through Six Flags over Georgia today and came across this in a henna tattoo booth.

What really confuses me is that while most of the descriptions are accurate, ALL of them are backwards except one - 愛 is labeled as "lovers" but 愛 backwards is labeled as "love"!

First thing I thought of was of sending it to Hanzi Smatter and letting the world see it :)

DeKalb :)