About GoodWeave

GoodWeave International (GWI) is an international non-governmental organization working to end child labor in the handmade rug industry and offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. The GoodWeave certification program – formerly known as RugMark – provides an assurance that rug manufacturers that voluntarily join as licensees and agree to its independent verification adhere to the GoodWeave standard.  More >

Standard Setting

In the past two decades, significant progress has been made in reducing the incidence of child laborers in the South Asian carpet industry. The vision of GoodWeave is to bring that number down to zero, to help eliminate child labor from other industries, and to give every child an opportunity to go to school.

In order to better serve children and families in carpet weaving communities and recognizing the need to adapt to the changing marketplace, the GoodWeave program is developing a new, more comprehensive set of requirements for its certification standard. This initiative reflects a growing recognition that the problem of child labor is deeply intertwined with those of adult working conditions and environmental stewardship.   More >

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