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Millions of child laborers can be found toiling in supply chains of global brands. As you read our latest news – from a new platform that will offer real-time data mapping to life in post-blockade Nepal – you’ll learn that GoodWeave continues to make an impact on this global problem. Plus, a special message of thanks.
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A New Tool for Retail Giants to ‘Target’ Child Trafficking
by Nina Smith, Executive Director
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As we marked our 20th anniversary last year, we secured a game-changing partnership with Target. It was time to think even bigger about how to gain visibility into the parts of the supply chain still so difficult to reach. Our new initiative addresses that problem...
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- Last spring, Nepal suffered two devastating earthquakes. In September, a blockade at the Indian border further destabilized the country and its economy. Over the last few months Nepalese exports dropped by 25%, nearly 800,000 were pushed into extreme poverty and millions of children were out of school. In February, the blockade was finally lifted. Here's how GoodWeave is moving forward...
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Despite the months-long blockade and fuel shortage in Nepal, our inspectors continue to carry out their courageous work to ensure that any children kept hidden in factories are found and rescued. It was this dogged determination that brought our inspectors to Sarina.
Born to hard-of-hearing parents who struggled as subsistence farmers, Sarina (12) was forced to quit school after third grade and work in a carpet factory to pay off her parents’ debt. At the carpet factory her days were filled with taunts, beatings and work – 16 hours of work every day. She suffered in silence and accepted that this was her lot in life.
Then, on December 7, 2015, Sarina was found weaving by a GoodWeave inspector. She was brought to Hamro Ghar (Our Home), GoodWeave’s transit home in Kathmandu, where she has since begun to heal from trauma through counseling and psychological care. GoodWeave staff share, “Sarina had a very hard time at the factory … Now, she likes to play and dance. She aims to be a dance teacher in the future.” With new-found stability, support and education, we have no doubt that Sarina has a bright future ahead of her.
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Closing the “Consumptive Demand Loophole”
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On February 11, 2016, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment (H.R. 644) to close a loophole in Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which bars products made by convict, forced or indentured labor. Until now, the law has exempted goods derived from slavery if American domestic production could not meet demand. The bill nullifying this exemption was approved 75-20 with overwhelming bipartisan support, and President Obama signed it into law on February 24th
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Expanding the Standard, expanding our impact
Learn about our new approach to addressing labor rights and environmental issues in global supply chains.
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Buyers prefer carpets branded with a GoodWeave label
GoodWeave certified Bordeaux Collection continues to be the #1 selling floor stock rug at Macy's. The success of this certified line of rugs led to the introduction of the Orleans Collection in 2015, and this year, Macy's introduces a new exclusive collection called Waves.
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We’re proud of what GoodWeave supporters have done to end child slavery in 2015. For that — and for rescuing children like Sarina — we thank you.
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Our new address is:
1111 14th Street, NW
Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005
Our other contact information remains the same.
Phone: (202) 234-9050
Fax: (202) 234-9056
Info@GoodWeave.org
www.GoodWeave.org
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Upcoming Events
Same Heart Film Screening: Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, March 31
Skoll World Forum and Convening: Oxford, UK, April 11-15
ISEAL Global Sustainability Standards Conference: Washington, DC, May 10-12
Nobel Peace Prize Forum: Minneapolis, MN, June 6-8
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