Organization Overview

GoodWeave works to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. To date, GoodWeave has rescued more than 3,600 children from exploitation on carpet looms and offered them rehabilitation, education, vocational training, and other services, and helped prevent thousands of others from becoming enslaved by the industry. GoodWeave also takes several direct actions to prevent child labor, from awareness work in producing and consumer communities, and provision of day care and education for the children of carpet weavers and other at-risk children.
 
Local GoodWeave inspectors in Nepal and India visit licensed manufacturers on a surprise, random basis. Companies that join GoodWeave and meet its strict no-child-labor standards are issued unique, traceable certification labels for their carpets. The GoodWeave label and its predecessor, the RugMark label, offer equal assurance that a rug is child-labor-free.
 
In total, approximately 7.5 million certified carpets have been sold in Europe and North America since GoodWeave began. In North America, nearly 80 importer companies currently sell GoodWeave certified rugs, available through more than 1,000 stores, showrooms and online retailers that can be found at www.GoodWeave.org.