Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s GoodWeave International and Fair Wear Foundation have joined forces to address child and forced labour in hidden and informal parts of apparel and textile supply chains.
- With European Union mandatory human rights due diligence legislation under development, the organisations’ combined expertise is even more relevant for companies seeking to respect human rights and conduct responsible business.
SOURCING FROM INDIA: Fair Wear member companies sourcing from India are encouraged to become GoodWeave licensees and benefit from deep supply chain mapping and inspections for child, forced and bonded labour that reach beyond Tier One factories and into sub-contracted and home-based worksites where the majority of exploitation takes place.
- Remediation and prevention programmes are also carried out.
- Additionally, GoodWeave will serve as a knowledge partner for Fair Wear and as a resource for member companies on child, forced and bonded labour identification, remediation and prevention.
THE PARTNERS: Nonprofit GoodWeave, founded in 1994 by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi, is a leading global institution working to stop child labour in global supply chains through a market-based system and holistic approach.
- It partners with companies and local producer communities to bring visibility to hidden supply chains; protect workers’ rights; provide assurance that products are free of child, forced and bonded labour; and restore childhoods.
- Look for the GoodWeave® certification label on rug and home textile products.
- Fair Wear Foundation is trying to accelerate the movement toward a world where garment workers see their human rights realised, where change is driven through freedom of association, and the global value chain a source of safe, dignified and properly paid employment.
- With 140 member brands, frontrunners in the sector, it has developed practical solutions and guides and assesses brands and promotes the full and mandatory implementation of the OECD guidelines for human rights due diligence across the industry.
WHAT THEY SAID:
We are pleased to collaborate with GoodWeave to further advance our member companies’ human rights due diligence efforts. We’ve successfully worked together on a previous project and chose to continue partnering with GoodWeave given their expertise in stopping child labour and creating supply chain visibility specifically related to subcontracted and home-based worksites.
— Suhasini Singh
Head — Supply Chain Engagement
Fair Wear Foundation
GoodWeave and Fair Wear Foundation’s work is very aligned, and we both focus on collaborative partnerships with buyers and exporters, which makes this a great fit. We look forward to continuing our work together and to serving as a resource for apparel and textile companies looking to improve their human rights due diligence.
— Silvia Mera
Senior Director — Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy
GoodWeave International
