Division of labor means that workers are only competent in a small range of skills, and it is often difficult to move to different jobs. In the division of labor workers are expendable, and a large unemployed workforce means that a worker cannot unionize or strike if his working conditions are unsatisfactory, because he will be quickly and easily replaced. In addition to the fact that workers have families to feed and provide for, workers choose to persist in underpaid conditions, rather than not being paid at all. The best way to advance the rights of these workers is through fair trade, with customers paying a little more and companies generating a little less profit in exchange for paying workers living wages. While it may seem like a daunting concept at first glance, fair trade is possible. Part of the process of making fair trade an applicable concept is the establishment of a universal minimum wage, ensuring that there is no one market more vulnerable than another. Furthermore, as Sernau proposes, wealthier consumers can help by “[making] do with less novelty, ornamentation, and luxuries and instead invest in the lives and development of communities” (2012, p. 66). Fair trade products commonly sold include soap, chocolate, coffee and