GoodWeave has added Siddharth Kara and Jacqueline Joudo Larsen to its board of directors.

This is part of the organization’s ongoing effort to ensure a balanced and diverse group of stakeholders participate in decision-making forums that influence GoodWeave’s work.

Kara is a leading researcher and activist on modern slavery and child labor, and the author of several books. Joudo Larsen is deputy director and head of global research at Walk Free, an international human rights organization working to end modern slavery, and a co-author of several editions of the Global Slavery Index.They are expected to help GoodWeave strengthen its impact on human rights, gender equality and wages, among other pressing issues.

GoodWeave, a nonprofit founded in 1994, works at stopping child labor in global supply chains through a market-based system and holistic approach. GoodWeave partners with companies and local producer communities to bring visibility to hidden supply chains, protect workers’ rights, provide assurance that no child, forced or bonded labor has been used in the making of carpet, home textile and apparel products. The GoodWeave certification label can be found on rug and home textile products. Standards Committee members represent a cross section of stakeholders including nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations and industry representatives.