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GoodWeave Certification: Ensuring Ethical Production

Understanding the GoodWeave certification program and how it guarantees child-labor-free rug production while supporting weaver communities.

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Eastern Mills

GoodWeave Certification: Ensuring Ethical Production

GoodWeave certification represents the gold standard in ethical rug production, providing assurance that handmade rugs are created without child labor and under fair conditions.

The Certification Process

GoodWeave conducts unannounced inspections of production facilities and home-based workshops, verifying working conditions and ensuring no children are employed.

Community Programs

Beyond monitoring, GoodWeave invests in educational opportunities for children in weaving communities, providing alternatives to labor and pathways to better futures.

Our Commitment

Eastern Mills has maintained GoodWeave certification for over a decade, submitting to regular audits and actively supporting their community programs in Bhadohi.

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