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 [...]
In 2006 RMI began to investigate the need for a new international standard for the rug industry. At the same time it was decided to change the name of the certification program and label to GoodWeave to make it clear that the standards are changing and to position the organization to grow into new manufacturing [...]
RugMark International e.V. (RMI) is an international non- governmental organization working to end illegal child labor in the handmade rug industry and offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. The GoodWeave certification label is issued to rug manufacturers that adhere to the GoodWeave standard, agree to its independent verification and voluntarily join as licensees.
RugMark ist eine globale, nicht-kommerzielle Organisation, die sich für die Abschaffung ausbeuterischer Kinderarbeit in der Teppichindustrie in Südasien einsetzt. Seit Gründung der Initiative im Jahr 1995 konnten mehr als 3200 Kinder von der Arbeit an den Webstühlen befreit werden.