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SESSION RECORDING: Modern Slavery and Child Labour in the Ready-made Garment Sector of Bangladesh

Session Recording:

Our virtual side session, hosted in collaboration with the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab as part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector, took place on February 10, 2025.

The session centered on findings from a new report by GoodW...

New report highlights the need for solutions to tackle exploitation of workers and children in Bangladesh’s garment sector

Garment workers at sewing stations in a factory in Bangladesh.

WASHINGTON, February 6, 2025 – A new report from the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab and GoodWeave International highlights the risk of modern slavery and child labour in Bangladesh’s garment supply chains and...

A close nexus: Climate change and vulnerability to exploitation

A swollen river surges through Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, after the heaviest rainfall in over 50 years.Photo credit: © UNICEF/Laxmi-Prasad-Ngakhusi
 

Across South Asia, in countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh—where GoodWeave operates—climate disasters such a...

GoodWeave releases videos on workplace rights for Bangladesh garment workers

Garment workers engage in a training session led by Awaj Foundation. Photo credit: Awaj Foundation
 

These videos, available in both English and Bangla, are designed to inform workers about their rights in the workplace and ways to address common risks.

The videos focus...

How youth advocates like Sumitra are shaping a more inclusive future

Sumitra speaks at the Nepal Youth Summit workshop at the United Nations House in Kathmandu.
Photo credit: Hoste Hainse
 

She spoke at this August’s Nepal Youth Summit, a platform designed to amplify young voices and address issues like education, mental health, gender ...

GoodWeave and VisionSpring provide eye care in India’s carpet weaving communities

A VisionSpring worker distributes eyeglasses at an eye screening camp; a weaver wears her new pair.
Photo credit: GoodWeave Certification Private Limited
 

The first camp served 889 carpet workers in a community in Bhadohi. Of these, 426 (48%) were identified as having e...

GoodWeave International announces new membership and leadership on board of directors

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2024 – GoodWeave International, the leading global nonprofit organization working to end child, forced, and bonded labor in global supply chains, has elected Samir Goswami, Chavi Keeney Nana, and Dr. Kalpana Sankar to join its board of directors. Building upon our board and ...

Healing and hope for child labor survivors in Nepal

Weavers at an informal carpet worksite in Nepal. Photo credit: GoodWeave International

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

Workshop attendees and the GoodWeave team in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo credit: GoodWeave International

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

Session Recording:

Our virtual side session, part of the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector took place on February 23, 2024.

Background:

The OECD’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector underscores child labor...