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Healing and hope for child labor survivors in Nepal
The spacious entryway, adorned with vibrant murals, opens into three classrooms where children are sitting at their desks and busy with their textbooks. All of them were previously working in carpet fa...
GoodWeave hosts its first workshop in Bangladesh
The workshop took place in Dhaka and brought together representatives from 13 groups, including international apparel brands and grassroots organizations. The workshop provided an o...
SESSION RECORDING – Can Holistic Due Diligence Stop Child Labor? Exploring Strategies in Global Supply Chains
Our virtual side session, part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector took place on February 23, 2024. To view the session recording, click here.
Background:The OECD’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment a...
GoodWeave’s annual raffle returns with a gorgeous, luxury rug from The Rug Company!
The winning prize – Caldera, is inspired by Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic Spring. Skillfully handknotted by artisans in Nepal using the finest wool and bamboo silk, the rug bears the GoodWeave label to ensure no child labor was involved its creation.
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Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin join GoodWeave board of directors
These key additions strengthen organizational expertise in South Asia and other regions of the world where child and forced labor are prevalent, as well as on issues related to GoodWeave’s mission including human migration and trafficking, labor rights, women’s empowerment, supply chains, ESG...
GoodWeave launches new Cobalt Fund and GoodStone™ initiative to end child and worker exploitation in Congolese artisanal mining sector
Initial funds raised will support design phase work to develop the GoodStone™ initiative – a pilot project to address child and forced labor in artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – as well as provide support to front-line human rights groups addressing urgent nee...
GoodWeave welcomes Micaela Vivero and Silvia Mera to the team
“Between Micaela and Silvia, our work to end child labor in global supply chains is being strengthened, thanks to the whole new set of critical expertise they bring—from communications and sustainable markets, to the fashion industry and modern slavery,” said Nina Smith, CEO of GoodWeave In...
GoodWeave International endorses ILO’s call to action in the global garment industry
The pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on every facet of the global garment sector: brands, suppliers, workers—and their families. Countries are in lockdown and factories are closed. In the immediate term, this means jobs have disappeared and workers have no money. Their very livelihood...
Better Brick Nepal Standard Consultation Open Until May 30, 2020
The purpose of the review is to evaluate issues that have been collected through monitoring and evaluation activities regarding standard interpretation, compliance and context over the past five years. Stakeholder engagement is critical for a robust review process. All stakeholder feedback is wel...
The human cost of cheap prices
This article was written by Phyllis Kurlander Constanza and first appeared on UBS Stories on January 29, 2020.
Cheap prices come at a terrible cost to some Swathes of the fashion industry rely on child labor to keep up with the demands of retailers looking for new, cheaper produc...
