On our return to Delhi from Chennai Airport, we met with Leclar, a manufacturer and exporter of jute, organic cotton and silk products. Mr. Manickandan told us about Leclar and suggested we meet them as their office is located 3km from the Chennai Airport.
We bought some products such as mini frutiveg, pot for indoor plants and wine jute bottle as samples. Check out their website for some interesting products.......www.leclar.com.
We met with Mrs. Vedha, General Manager who has wide knowledge on organic jute and cotton. She told us that "Jute" is organic by nature and biodegradable. But there are testing agency doing "organic" testing on jute.
Leclar is a member of GOTS and ECOCERT. They have been using azo-free dyes on all their products and they use organic cotton. Leclar at present employs 65 women in 2 acre factory located 2 hours from their office. The women are from villages who are trained to become proficient.
We have not seen their factory. But we will have to wait to see if IM Fair Trade in Sweden likes their products and form a new bond with them.
In the meantime, all of you, readers, can check their website and have a good time :-).
Tsering Youdon
Fair Trade Coordinator
A great article indeed and a very detailed, realistic and superb analysis, of this issue, very nice write up, Thanks.
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