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If you love someone, you probably don’t want to give them a gift made under hateful conditions. Sadly, most common valentines day gifts– flowers, chocolate, and jewelry– are likely to involve child labor, child slavery, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation. But don’t worry. You don’t have to swear off of gift-giving. Nor do you have to give your valentine a handmade dream catcher, a hemp hacky sack or a recycled nalgene to say I love you guilt-free. Instead, say I love you– and children, and the earth, and workers– by buying fair trade chocolates, flowers, and jewelry. Buy something your valentine can really love you for. And come back next week for my valentine gifts with heart top 10 list.

  1. If your valentine is sweet, buy them fair trade chocolates from Global Exchange.
  2. If your valentine is full of life and color, buy them pesticide-free flowers or roses from Organic Styles
  3. If your valentine has a heart of gold, buy recycled gold jewelry from Green Carat
  4. If your valentine is expecting something more than just a valentine, buy them a conflict-free diamonds from Brilliant Earth
  5. Now give yourself, and the world a gift and check out Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair Campaign, to see why Coldplay’s Chris Martin is a supporter and made them the music video above. And see how you can by joining Chris Martin and other activists in calling on world leaders to make trade fair!

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