Working with a Guatemala Artisan — Ethical Fashion Guatemala

Working with a Guatemala Artisan

Ethical Fashion Guatemala receives interests and requests to work together with a Guatemala Artisan we support.

The following explains the process:

The Fashionista article covered a problem, not only copyright protection, the fact that buyers come to Central American countries seeking to purchase handmade products for next to nothing and sell the products for huge profits.

The Artisans we work support do not have websites, their products will not found on Fair Trade or on NGO’s websites.

The reason is Guatemala Artisans who work with such organizations are paid very little for the products they produce and in most cases, the websites used to market the products depict the Artisans in a poor condition to attract sales through sympathy. Not the value of the products they produce.

Meeting the Guatemala Artisan who produces your products. This is an exciting time for our clients and an Artisan. In most cases, this occurs after some form of working relationship established.

If you feel coming to Central America and meeting the Artisan and developing a relationship with Guatemala Artisan, that will not happen without our help.

The Articles explained how Guatemala Artisans have suffered exploition. You have language barriers. Trust, we have spent years gaining the trust of Artisans. Then you have the business side of working with the Artisans, as shipping is one.

Originally published at https://ethicalfashionguatemala.com.