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About us

Teddy Exports is a fair trade export company based in Tirumangalam, near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Since 1987 we have partnered with The Body Shop as its first Community Fair Trade partner, handcrafting gifts and accessories under the principle of "Trade, not Aid". Today our team of more than 600 people is largely made up of women from rural communities around Tirumangalam.

1987Fair trade partnership begins

600+People employed

60–70%Women in our workforce

35+Years of ethical trade

What we do

Handcrafted goods

Accessories and gift products, including recycled cotton gift pouches, made by skilled local artisans.

Fair trade, by design

Fair wages, good working conditions and on-site facilities such as a canteen, a creche, schools and a farm.

Teddy Trust

Our charitable trust supports education, healthcare and HIV/AIDS awareness for employees and the wider Madurai community.

Contact

Teddy Exports
Tenkasi Road, Alampatti Post
Tirumangalam, Madurai
Tamil Nadu 625706, India