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ABOUT RUGMARK
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RugMark USA
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The handmade carpet industry exploits nearly 300,000 children. This has to end, and it will.
RugMark is the international nonprofit organization devoted to building schools, programs and opportunities that give children back their childhoods by ending child labor in the handmade carpet industry in South Asia.
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| Child-Labor-Free Certification |
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RugMark randomly inspects the looms of companies that agree to employ adults only. Through independent certification and rigorous inspections you know your rug is child-labor-free. |
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| Schools + Opportunities |
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RugMark has freed more than 3,000 children from weaving looms . Educational programs provide children with rehabilitation, daycare, literacy programs, formal schooling and vocational training. |
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| Children's Stories |
Laxmi Shrestha
 After a landslide destroyed Laxmi Shrestha's home, the 6-year-old went to work in a carpet factory in Nepal. More >
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RugMark has helped thousands of children enjoy childhood once again.
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