News & Events

June 12, 2020

The Story of Hem Moktan: 152 Million Children Around the Globe Labor in Bondage

To be a hero is to take a risk. Hem Moktan does this every day, facing his brutal past as an enslaved child. He is featured in the do...

June 10, 2020

Hem Moktan: He Made It

Hem Moktan was 13 years old when he was freed from a carpet factory in Kathmandu by a GoodWeave inspector. He was enrolled in GoodWeave’s transit home for former child laborers where he rece...

May 26, 2020

Fragile Futures for Hidden Workers When Consumers Stop Buying

With demand for toilet paper and other household items in the headlines, the COVID-19 crisis has made supply chains news, highlighting what disruptions...

May 19, 2020

VIRTUAL EVENT RECORDING – COVID-19 and Child Labor: New Challenges and Steps to Ensure Protections for At-Risk Populations in the Supply Chain

May 6, 2020

GoodWeave welcomes Micaela Vivero and Silvia Mera to the team

In recent months, GoodWeave added two members to its team—filling key positions. Micaela Vivero joined as vice president of communications in February ...

May 5, 2020

One Hundred & Fifty Two

Many thanks to Will Jack Robinson of Studio_M for creating this award-winning short documentary about GoodWeave’s work.

May 1, 2020

GoodWeave International endorses ILO’s call to action in the global garment industry

GoodWeave International joins the global call to action alongside the ILO (International Labor Organization), IOE (Internation...

April 24, 2020

Better Brick Nepal Standard Consultation Open Until May 30, 2020

As per recommended best practice, GoodWeave is reviewing the Better Brick Nepal (BBN) Standard, which was first published in 2015.

January 29, 2020

The human cost of cheap prices

We’ve all been there: a weekend shopping trip to put you in a great mood, a sale on a line of clothes that is just your style or a nice window display that catches your eye. Yo...

May 15, 2019

Is Child Labor Out of Fashion?

Meet Arshi’s family and find out.

May 30, 2017

Travel Diary from GoodWeave Licensee Tania Johnson

Longtime licensee Tania Johnson of Tania Johnson Design recently made her second visit to GoodWeave’s home for rescued children in Nepal. And this time, she broug...

May 12, 2017

Ending Child Labor: The Dirty Business of Cleaning Up Supply Chains

Made by Children. Instead of Made in China or Made in India, what if this was the label inside the neatly stacked sweaters on a department store ...