What does "fair trade" mean to you?

What does "fair trade" mean to you?
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Without going and researching products, I would assume it means the producers of the thing I am buying were paid a fair price for their goods. I would buy products marked ‘fair trade’ over those not if the choice was offered and the quality was comparable. I do care and I don’t want to see people being exploited so I can have cheap goods.
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