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GoodWeave International (formerly known as Rugmark)^[1] is a network of non-profit organizations dedicated to ending illegal child labour in the rug making industry. Founded in 1994 by children's rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi,^[2]^[3]^[4] it provides a certification program that allows companies that pass inspection to attach a logo certifying that their product is made without child labour.^[5] It is an example of a product-oriented multistakeholder governance group.

Nina Smith, Executive Director of GoodWeave International explains:

I got involved in the movement to end child slavery because of a boy named Iqbal Masih. Iqbal was a carpet slave at the age of four and escaped servitude at 10. (...) Upon his return to Pakistan, Iqbal’s life was tragically cut short: he was murdered for his activism. His death helped to inspire the birth of GoodWeave (then RugMark). I read Iqbal’s story in a Vanity Fair feature after his death and realized the work that needed to be done in his memory.^[6]

Media coverage

Media outlets worldwide have given detailed coverage to Rugmark (now known as GoodWeave). For example, The PBS NewsHour reported, "GoodWeave offers a labeling system that guarantees that no child labor was used in making the rugs."^[7] According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the organization "has helped drastically reform the hand-knotted carpet industry in India, Nepal and Pakistan"^[8] The Guardian said, "GoodWeave's model centres on extensive monitoring and auditing at every stage of the supply chain,"^[9] The Philadelphia Inquirer concluded, "Rugmark is not just a symbol of quality. Its appearance on imported hand-knotted rugs is intended as a signal to consumers that child labor was not used in the production process."^[10] Channel 4 News in Belfast observed, "Rugmark is the best scheme for ensuring that carpets are slave free".^[11]

Responding to concern about violation of children’s rights during the 1980s, human rights organizations in Europe and India, along with UNICEF-India and the Indo-German Export Promotion Council, a German government agency, developed the program to provide assurance to consumers that the oriental carpets they were purchasing were made by adults rather than exploited children, and to provide for the long term educational and rehabilitation of children found working illegally on looms. The program was formally launched in India in the fall of 1994 and expanded into Nepal in 1996. Thereafter, negotiations with programs in Germany, Nepal, India, and the U.S. resulted in the formal creation of Rugmark International. An international constitution was adopted in May 1998.

Goodweave standard

Rugmark International re-branded the certification program and introduced the GoodWeave standard-based certification label in 2009. The organization was also re-branded as GoodWeave International. Certification requires assessment against three generic principles and sector-specific principles covering either carpets or home textiles as applicable. The generic standards are:

Principle A1: No child labor is allowed
Principle A2: No forced or bonded labor is allowed
Principle A3: Conditions of work are documented and verifiable.^[12]

Today the international network comprises producing country offices in India, Nepal and Afghanistan; and consumer country programs in the US, UK, and Germany. GoodWeave International is responsible for licensing throughout Europe and North America.

References

^ Rugmark
^ Chonghaile, Clar Ni (10 October 2014). "Kailash Satyarthi: student engineer who saved 80,000 children from slavery". The Guardian.
^ Davidson, Amy (10 October 2014). "A Fitting Nobel for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi". The New Yorker.
^ Lakshmi, Rama (10 October 2014). "Who is India's Kailash Satyarthi, the other Nobel Peace Prize winner?". The Washington Post.
^ Lake, Maggie (April 18, 2011). "Is your rug slave-free? Goodweave USA is trying to put a stop to child slave labor practices in Asian rug factories". CNN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
^ "7 Questions - Nina Smith (GoodWeave USA)". 19 October 2010.
^ Lazaro, Fred De Sam (July 31, 2013). "Organization Fights to Unravel India's Widespread Child Labor Abuses". PBS. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
^ Fornoff, Susan (September 27, 2006). "Righteous carpet making". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
^ Balch, Oliver (August 15, 2013). "Child labour can't be carpeted over by a logo, but it's a step in the right direction". The Guardian.
^ "A Seal of Approval to Protect Children". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. September 6, 1996. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
^ "Slavery - Kate Blewitt and Brian Woods". Belfast. September 28, 2000. Channel 4 News. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
^ Goodweave International, GoodWeave International Generic Standard, accessed 4 January 2021

External links

GoodWeave International website

[1] Rugmark

[The_Guardian-2] Chonghaile, Clar Ni (10 October 2014). "Kailash Satyarthi: student engineer who saved 80,000 children from slavery". The Guardian.

[The_New_Yorker-3] Davidson, Amy (10 October 2014). "A Fitting Nobel for Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi". The New Yorker.

[Washington_Post-4] Lakshmi, Rama (10 October 2014). "Who is India's Kailash Satyarthi, the other Nobel Peace Prize winner?". The Washington Post.

[CNN-5] Lake, Maggie (April 18, 2011). "Is your rug slave-free? Goodweave USA is trying to put a stop to child slave labor practices in Asian rug factories". CNN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

[6] "7 Questions - Nina Smith (GoodWeave USA)". 19 October 2010.

[PBS-7] Lazaro, Fred De Sam (July 31, 2013). "Organization Fights to Unravel India's Widespread Child Labor Abuses". PBS. Retrieved October 25, 2014.

[8] Fornoff, Susan (September 27, 2006). "Righteous carpet making". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2011.

[9] Balch, Oliver (August 15, 2013). "Child labour can't be carpeted over by a logo, but it's a step in the right direction". The Guardian.

[10] "A Seal of Approval to Protect Children". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. September 6, 1996. Retrieved March 23, 2011.

[11] "Slavery - Kate Blewitt and Brian Woods". Belfast. September 28, 2000. Channel 4 News. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)

[12] Goodweave International, GoodWeave International Generic Standard, accessed 4 January 2021

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-Responding to concern about violation of [[children’s rights]] during the 1980s, [[human rights]] organizations in Europe and India, along with [[UNICEF]]-India and the Indo-German Export Promotion Council, a German government agency, developed the RugMark program to provide assurance to consumers that the [[Oriental rug|oriental carpets]] they were purchasing were made by adults rather than exploited children, and to provide for the long term educational and rehabilitation of children found working illegally on [[loom]]s. Rugmark was formally launched in India in the fall of 1994.
+Responding to concern about violation of [[children’s rights]] during the 1980s, [[human rights]] organizations in Europe and India, along with [[UNICEF]]-India and the Indo-German Export Promotion Council, a German government agency, developed the program to provide assurance to consumers that the [[Oriental rug|oriental carpets]] they were purchasing were made by adults rather than exploited children, and to provide for the long term educational and rehabilitation of children found working illegally on [[loom]]s. The program was formally launched in India in the fall of 1994 and expanded into Nepal in 1996. Thereafter, negotiations with programs in Germany, Nepal, India, and the U.S. resulted in the formal creation of Rugmark International. An international constitution was adopted in May 1998.
+==Goodweave standard==
-Rugmark expanded into Nepal in 1996.  Thereafter, negotiations with Rugmark programs in Germany, Nepal, India, and the U.S. resulted in the formal creation of Rugmark International.  An international constitution was adopted in May 1998.
+Rugmark International re-branded the certification program and introduced the GoodWeave standard-based certification label in 2009. The organization was also re-branded as GoodWeave International. Certification requires assessment against three generic principles and sector-specific principles covering either carpets or home textiles as applicable. The generic standards are:
+*Principle A1: No child labor is allowed
+*Principle A2: No forced or bonded labor is allowed
+*Principle A3: Conditions of work are documented and verifiable.<ref>Goodweave International, [https://goodweave.org/proven-approach/standard/ GoodWeave International Generic Standard], accessed 4 January 2021</ref>
-Rugmark International re-branded the certification program and introduced the GoodWeave label in 2009. The organization is also in the process of re-branding to GoodWeave. Today the international network comprises producing country offices in India and Nepal and consumer country offices in the [[United States|US]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], and [[Germany]]. GoodWeave Germany and GoodWeave UK are currently responsible for licensing throughout Europe while GoodWeave USA is responsible for licensing throughout North America.
+Today the international network comprises producing country offices in India, Nepal and Afghanistan; and consumer country programs in the [[United States|US]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], and [[Germany]]. GoodWeave International is responsible for licensing throughout Europe and North America.
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.goodweave.net GoodWeave International web site]
+* [http://www.goodweave.org GoodWeave International website]
 [[Category:Business ethics organizations]]
-[[Category:Development charities]]
+[[Category:Development charities based in the United States]]
-[[Category:International charities]]
+[[Category:Charities based in Washington, D.C.]]
-[[Category:Fair trade]]
+[[Category:Fair trade organizations]]
-[[Category:Child-related organizations]]
+[[Category:Child labour-related organizations]]
-[[Category:Children's charities]]
-[[Category:Child labour]]
-[[Category:Children's rights]]
-[[Category:Labor rights]]
 [[Category:Organizations established in 1994]]
+[[Category:Foreign charities operating in India]]
+[[Category:Foreign charities operating in Afghanistan]]
-[[de:Goodweave]]
+[[Category:Foreign charities operating in Nepal]]