GoodWeave stops child labor in global supply chains. Operating in North America, Europe, India, Nepal and Afghanistan, GoodWeave implements the following programs: Harness Market Power: GoodWeave cultivates demand for child-labor-free products and signs importers and retailers to its certification program, harnessing market forces to motivate producers to forego child servitude. Create Transparent, Child-labor-free Supply Chains: Importers who join GoodWeave open all source facilities for full supply chain mapping and random, unannounced inspections. Those that meet the strict criteria in our Standard are issued certification labels for their products. Each numbered label can be traced ba... read more GoodWeave stops child labor in global supply chains. Operating in North America, Europe, India, Nepal and Afghanistan, GoodWeave implements the following programs: Harness Market Power: GoodWeave cultivates demand for child-labor-free products and signs importers and retailers to its certification program, harnessing market forces to motivate producers to forego child servitude. Create Transparent, Child-labor-free Supply Chains: Importers who join GoodWeave open all source facilities for full supply chain mapping and random, unannounced inspections. Those that meet the strict criteria in our Standard are issued certification labels for their products. Each numbered label can be traced back to the production site. Offer Educational Opportunities for Children: GoodWeave rescues child laborers and offers them counseling, medical care, education and - if needed - a home. We also ensure all children in producer communities are enrolled in school through various programs, such as Child Friendly Communities and early childhood education programs. Improve Conditions for all Workers: GoodWeave strives to ensure a stable and available adult work force by accounting for informal laborers and applying best practice Standards to advance their livelihoods and well-being. Promote Best Practice: GoodWeave will further its reach through building the capacity of partner organizations to implement the GoodWeave System, and bring thought-leadership and evidence to raise the bar for other supply chain programs and help multiple constituencies to define impact. Since GoodWeave's founding, the prevalence of child labor in South Asia's carpet industry has dropped 80%, and some of the world's first child-labor-free supply chains exist in six industry sectors: carpets, apparel, fashion jewelry, bricks, and tea. This means that 180 import and retail brand partners in 18 countries have joined GoodWeave, bringing impact to tens of thousands of children and workers. These companies include C&A, Target, Otto Group, and Harrod's. In our flagship carpet sector program, GoodWeave has achieved 25% of international market share. Market share correlates directly to child rescue and protection. Our field-based programs have directly benefited more than 36,500 children, including 1,029 newly rescued "carpet kids" in 2019.
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