WFTO prescribes 10 Principles that Fair Trade Organizations must follow in their day-to-day work and carries out monitoring to ensure these principles are upheld:

• Principle One: Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
• Principle Two: Transparency and Accountability
• Principle Three: Fair Trading Practices
• Principle Four:  Payment of a Fair Price
• Principle Five:  Ensuring no Child Labor and Forced Labor
• Principle Six:  Commitment to Non Discrimination, Gender Equity and Freedom of Association
• Principle Seven:  Ensuring Good Working Conditions
• Principle Eight: Providing Capacity Building
• Principle Nine:  Promoting Fair Trade
• Principle Ten: Respect for the Environment