Mexico

Population: 107.8 million (UN, 2008)
Major language: Spanish
Life expectancy: 74 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN)
GNI per capita: US $8,340 (World Bank, 2007)

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com

SERRV Partners in Mexico:

Casa Romero
Casa Romero is an artisan workshop that was started in 1993 to provide a place for indigenous artisans to receive training and support in selling their products in a just manner.
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Union Progresista Artesanal
Today, UPA has become a successful fair trade cooperative. While many people in the surrounding area of Guerrero have been forced to migrate in search of work, the members of UPA are able to earn a living wage and have stable work throughout the year.
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Cafe Justo
Café Justo is a unique coffee business that was started as a response to both rural poverty and migration.
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Since working [with a fair-trade cooperative], I have been treated with love and respect by city people for the first time, instead of being looked down upon. - Li Lang Fen, Threads of Yunnan, China.

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