Fair Wear Foundation and GoodWeave International, Two organizations that advocate for honest and ethical working practices in the textile industry, are collaborating to combat forced and child labor within “hidden and informal parts of apparel and textile supply chains.”
They also said that their resources would help businesses “seeking to respect human rights and conduct responsible business” as the EU continues to develop mandatory human rights due diligence laws for the textile industry.
Fair Wear member brands sourcing from India are encouraged to join GoodWeave licensees and gain access to “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.”
They also added that prevention and remediation programs are also being carried out.
GoodWeave will also be an information partner to Fair Wear and a source for member brands regarding child, forced, and bonded labor treatment and prevention.
Suhasini Singh, the director of engagement in supply chains of Fair Wear, said: “We are thrilled to partner with GoodWeave to improve the human rights due diligence initiatives further.
“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.”