Global Fairness Initiative

“For every child kept in school, there are still others joining the workforce too soon.”

GoodWeave International , who partnered with GFI on our long-running Better Brick Nepal initiative, shows how protecting workers' rights and building ethical supply chains starts with transparency and accountability.

More Than a Label: How GoodWeave is Changing the Fabric of Labor Rights | Community Voices | ILI Carpet weaving is skilled, intricate, and physically demanding work. But exploitative practices and poor working conditions make it dangerous, the realities of which remain largely invisible to consumers around the world. GoodWeave International was founded to address this gap.

Did you miss our webinar this week on Climate Change, Informality and the Future of Workers: Worker-Led Pathways for a Just and Resilient Transition?

Check out the recording and event synopsis here:https://www.inclusivelabor.org/events

A big thank you to our speakers for sharing their insights and experiences on "From Vulnerability to Resilience: Informal Workers, Climate Change, and Worker-Led Solutions for the Future of Workers" @ Self Employed Women's Association-SEWA Network on Climate Change GREEN SERVICES (NGS-UGANDA) Slum Dwellers International - SDI.

“When Mortee D. became the family breadwinner, her job selling shoes as a petty street vendor was just a side hustle. Now, with the help of the local union in Liberia, she’s growing her business to care for her family.”

GFI is excited to launch Community Voices, a storytelling hub featuring workers and leaders on informal and precarious work. To fully understand conditions in the global economy, we believe it is important to uplift workers’ stories directly.

Check out Mortee's story here: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/community-voices/stories/shoes-for-sale

Great article by Tuko.co.ke on our recent Grassroots Forum on the Future of Work on June 18. The event highlighted the vital role of informal workers in Kenya's evolving economy. Read the article linked below.

“Stop Treating Workers as Passive Recipients of Aid, Employers Cautioned"

Shaping the future: Employers cautioned against excluding workers Labour stakeholders urge recognition of workers as partners in shaping employment, addressing challenges in Kenya's evolving labour market and social protections.