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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...

October 2, 2024

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 t...

September 26, 2024

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 ...

July 26, 2024

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...

July 9, 2024

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 Read More

April 15, 2024

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 ...