GoodWeave_International
GoodWeave International
Indian non-profit organization
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]