Top 5 Fair Trade Father's Day Gifts

Sunday 15th June is Father's Day this year and if you're looking for a perfect fair trade gift for your one & only pa, then take a look at these five outstanding products:

1. Dad the Chef: Fiesta Striped Apron (£8)
This brightly striped cotton apron is skilfully hand-woven by producers in Tamil Nadu, India, benefiting from fairly paid work opportunities at Co-optex. 100% cotton and machine washable. With front pocket and waist tie fastenings. 97 x 76cm. Matching tea towels also available just in case you dad ever gets close to the sink.

2. Dad the Wine-buff: Mixed Fairtrade Wine - Six Bottles (£38)
1 x Chilean Chardonnay, 1 x Chilean Cabernet Merlot, 1 x South African Pinotage, 1 x South African Sauvignon Blanc, 1 x South African Chenin Blanc, 1 x Argentinian Torrontes

About the producers...
Argentinian Fair Trade Wine: The fair trade organization La Riojana Cooperativa, has more than 600 members, it produces wine by means of the traditional techniques and the most advanced technology.
Chilean Fair Trade Wine: Vinos Los Robles is 200km south of Santiago in the Curico valley, where wine production plays an important part in the local economy. The 50 strong co-op, along with El Corazon, a member of Los Robles, guarantees the farmers a fairer price for their grapes.
South African Fair Trade Wine: Citrusdal Cellars is a co-operative in the Citrusdal area of the Western Cape, South Africa. This is an area where the history of colonialism and apartheid have left the wine industry with many problems.
The Cilmor estate is based in the Western Cape and it is here where the renovation of homes and the building of a creche have brought major improvements to the workers.

If you're feeling generous, then give the wine together with fair trade wine glasses from Bolivia - £12 for 4.

3. Trendy Dad: Fairtrade Hoody (£36)
Brushed back heavy cotton fleece, ideal for protecting your privacy from big brother. Made using Fairtrade and Organic cotton from Agrocel in India. Available in Chocolate, Indigo & Red

4. Creative Dad: Kubu Leather Album (£20)
This stylish photograph album is bound in supple, chocolatey leather and finished with a practical leather tie. To enhance this natural look the cotton paper has been finished with hand-torn edges. The leather is coloured using natural vegetable dyes. The paper inside is handmade from cotton and has a smooth luxurious finish, ideal for holding photographs. The separation sheets are made from banana skin, which is crushed into a pulp to produce a soft textured paper. Gift wrapped in a beautiful, handmade box made of recycled cotton paper. This album is also great as a journal or for sketching, oil painting, pastels and as a scrap book. 23.5cm x 18cm. 36 pages + interleaves.

5. Sunday Morning Dad: White Cotton Bathrobe (£42)
Created with maximum indulgence in mind, these super-soft and fluffy hooded bathrobes in a contemporary wide rib design make a fantastic gift. Available in medium (fits chest 97-102cm / 38"-40") and large (fits chest 104-109cm/41"-43"). Machine washable up to 60°C and can be ironed on a high setting.