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GoodWeave

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GoodWeave is working to end child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia. Through its monitoring and inspections program, GoodWeave is helping to combat the problem of exploitative child labor and to transform the handmade rug industry by certifying child-labor-free rugs and providing education and opportunities to rescue at-risk children.

The GoodWeave label is your best assurance that no child labor was used in the making of your rug.

Learn more: GoodWeave websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with GoodWeave's standard is verified by our own organization (second party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

GoodWeave International

Member of

ISEAL

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.



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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 1994

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Textiles


Where this ecolabel is found
Germany India Nepal United Kingdom United States



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Last updated: 20 January 2012