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[โ€“] Resonosity@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are certifications out there like FairTrade and others that try to make labor less slave-like in the world. Guess you could call that a way of making human life more comfortable

[โ€“] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Fair trade basically means the middle men were cut out of the process, increasing profits.

The people growing coffee for Starbucks are still impoverished.