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Sweat Free in Cleveland

Buying sweatshop-free apparel is not as difficult as people think, especially in the Cleveland Area. There are stores all over the Cleveland area that are committed to bringing you fairly traded clothing, jewelry, crafts, and other items.

Check out below for our list of stores in the Cleveland area that are selling fair trade and sweatshop-free products and/or download our Shop with a Conscience: Fair Trade Buying Guide.

Cleveland Area Fair Trade & Sweatshop-Free Products

1. 
   Esperanza Threads

   1160 Broadway  Bedford, OH 44146
   440.786.9009 www.esperanzathreads.com

   Esperanza pays a living wage to Cleveland women. Guided by the principles of economic, environmental, gender and racial justice, Esperanza produces 100% organic clothing for women, men and kids

2. 
   INTO

   2425 West River Rd. Ste 239 Elyria, OH 44035
   440.324.4323/216.235.4309  www.intoworld.org

   Illuminating Nations Through Opportunity meets the immediate goals of Ecuadorian families living in poverty by marketing their handicrafts. INTO pays the artisans a fair price and reinvests a portion of the sales back into their community.

3. 
   REVIVE

   Mon–Fri, 11 – 7 and Sat 10 - 5
   2248 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights 44118
   (2 blocks south of Cedar-Lee Theatre)
   216.371.2778
   Voted best “responsible shopping” by Cleveland Magazine!
   ethically-made apparel
   fair trade ~ union made
   women, men, kids
   www.ReviveStore.com

4. 
   Ten Thousand Villages

   19321 Detroit   Rocky River, OH 44116
   440.333.7709

   Trinity Commons  2254 Euclid Ave
   Cleveland, OH  44115
   216.575.1058
   www.tenthousandvillages.com

   Nonprofit alternative trading organization providing vital, fair income to people in the Global South by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories in the North. The stores offer fair trade coffee, chocolate, handcrafted gift items and more.  Voted best non-mall shopping in Cleveland.com reader's poll.

5. 
   Heartbeats

   20015 Detroit Rd. Rocky River, OH 44116
   440.356.8601       800.808.1991
   www.heartbeatscatalog.org

   Heartbeats is dedicated to developing self-efficiency and self-esteem for women, minority and developing world artists.

6. Fair Trade Connection

   Fair Trade education,
   craft sales, home parties.
   fairtradeconnect@yahoo.com

7. 
   Equal Exchange

   www.equalexchange.coop
   Worker-owned alternative trade organization establishing long-term fair trade relations for farmers. Fair Trade cocoa, chocolate, coffees, teas, nuts & berries. Congregations can purchase wholesale.

   Ask for Equal Exchange products at your grocer.

8. 
   A greater gift

   800.422.5915   www.agreatergift.org
   Promotes the social and economic progress of people in developing regions of the world by purchasing and marketing their crafts in a just and direct manner.