FAIR TRADE PRACTICES

• Patex is committed to paying our artisans fair and satisfactory prices for their products.
  
  
• Patex abhors and strongly discourages the use of child labour in any form throughout the entire production processes of our handicrafts .
  
  
• Through our Support Programmes, Patex returns some of our profits into the participating communities to enhance the social lives of our artisans.
  
  
• Patex seeks to build self confidence in our artisans by demonstrating that their crafts are valuable and that they are entitled to a decent income from their labour.
  
  
• Patex encourages our artisans to adopt environmentally friendly and sustainable methods of production which will assist in preserving our planet for future generations.