Have you ever wondered if your favorite brands relates to trafficking and other labor abuses? If you do, I want to mention one of the most important company who provides consumers with information on how and where the products are made, and if it involves child and forced labor. The name of the company is Free2work and all you have to do is download the app through your I phone or Android, and You can scan the barcode of an item and instantly get access to information on the brands effort to prevent child and forced labor. Through the site you can learn how your favorite brands are working to address forced and child labor. You can additionally access in-depth information about industry issues through their industry pages and news feeds. Additionally through their blog posts you can learn more about trafficking and supply chains.
Weekly Picks of companies who stands behind a cause…let’s go shopping!!!
Raven+Lily: If you are in search of handmade eco-friendly jewelries, t-shirts, soaps, scarfs and bags from Cambodia, Ethiopia and India you should check out this guys. Raven+Lilly is a company who believes in creating sustainable economic opportunities for HIV positive, formerly trafficked and marginalized women. The company is dedicated to returning proceeds to their partner communities to fund education, healthcare, and micro-loans. By purchasing R+L products you will be able to break the cycle of poverty and transforming the lives of women and families.
http://ravenandlily.com 
Groobs: Are you looking for unique tennis shoes that are also comfortable both for your feet and your mind? You will have a peace of mind wearing this shoes because you will know for every pairs of groobs you buy you will give a new pairs of groobs to someone in need. In addition to sending a new pairs of shoes to a needy individual you will also get to pick a charity of your choice to send 50% of the proceeds to your chosen charity.
TOMS: TOMS is one of the most popular brand out there and still worth mentioning. TOMS shoes comes in variety of colors and styles for both men women and children. The company have similar programs as Groobs except that they are more selective to who they give it to.. They give one pair of shoes for every shoe you buy to a child in need in third world countries. TOMS has given over 200,000,000 pairs of new shoes to children in need to 40 countries around the world and still expanding. The one for one movment is about people making choices that improve the lives of children.
www.toms.com
www.toms.com
To be continued....
"Encourage each other to build each other up, just as you are already doing."
1Thessalonians 5:11
Special thanks to those of you who have suggested names of companies for this post. Please continue to suggest if you know any other companies who stand behind a cause. I am enjoying learning about this companies and I hope you do too.
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