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September 24, 2025

New Report Documents Links Between Climate Impacts and Child and Forced Labor in Nepal

Workers carry and stack bricks at a kiln in Nepal. Photo credit: © The Studio_M – thestudiom.com / GoodWeave International.

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2025 – A new report fro...

September 11, 2025

Together with Jan Sahas, GoodWeave expands protections for workers in India’s carpet supply chain

An awareness session at a worker community organized by GoodWeave and Jan Sahas in India. Photo credit: Jan Sahas

In April 2025, Goodweave partnered with Jan Sahas Foundation’s Migrant Resilien...

September 8, 2025

An open letter calling for tariff accommodation for ethical American businesses and their Indian rug producers

August 29, 2025

GoodWeave’s three-year project traces supply chains and reveals wage gaps in India and Nepal’s carpet sector

Carpet weavers work a loom in a worksite in India. Photo credit: The Studio_M – thestudiom.com

The project, implemented in India and Nepal, aimed to expand GoodWeave’s approach to addressing ...

August 27, 2025

GoodWeave partner brings certified rugs to Greenwich hotel amid US-India trade challenges

Eye Heart Hand’s custom ‘Leaf’ rug, certified by GoodWeave, in a harbor-facing salon at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor hotel.

They have been proud partners of ours for more than seven years. ...

June 12, 2025

World Day Against Child Labor: Reflecting on progress in Nepal’s brick industry

A brick kiln worker with her child in Nepal. Photo credit: The Studio_M – thestudiom.com
 

This step by the Nepali government was a result of sustained efforts in policy, programming, and advocacy from pub...

May 13, 2025

GoodWeave expands senior leadership team with key appointments in programs, advocacy, and development

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, May 13, 2025 — GoodWeave International is pleased to welcome into its ranks three seasoned leaders in the global development, workers’ rights, and responsible business fields: Anne-Laure Henry-Gréard as Senior Director of Programs, Sadikshya Nepal as Dir...

February 10, 2025

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 fin...

February 6, 2025

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 Read More

December 4, 2024

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...