Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin join GoodWeave’s board of directors

Nonprofit organisation GoodWeave has added Shilpa Nadhan and Shamarukh Mohiuddin to its board of directors. The appointments are designed to strengthen GoodWeave’s organisational expertise in South Asia and in other regions where child labour is prevalent in the manufacturing industry. 

“Shilpa and Shamarukh are inspiring, seasoned leaders, and I’m honoured they are now part of GoodWeave’s board of directors,” said GoodWeave International’s CEO Nina Smith in a press release on July 27. “Together with our current board members, they will help us continue to strategically combat child labor in new industries and sectors, growing GoodWeave’s influence and impact among our diverse stakeholders.”
 
Shilpa Nadhan is director of human rights policy on the Global Public Policy team at The Walt Disney Company and specialises in policy analysis, strategy development and external engagement for global human rights, and international labor standards. Shamarukh Mohiuddin works as a principal at global consulting firm Nathan Associates and as director of social impact at University Press Limited with extensive experience in cross-sector partnerships for international development.

“I am thrilled and excited to be joining the GoodWeave International board,” said Shilpa Nadhan about her appointment. “I’ve watched their tremendous impact over the years in preventing and eliminating child labor across a number of industries. Through their unique expertise and innovative approach they’ve been able to galvanise everyone from community monitors to brands to consumers to stop child labor in global supply chains.”  
 
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi founded GoodWeave in 1994 as a nonprofit organisation to protect worker’s rights with a focus on the textiles and manufacturing industries. The organisation grants businesses a GoodWeave® certification label to state that its products are free of child, forced and bonded labor.
 
“I am honoured to join the distinguished members of the board at GoodWeave International to help the organisation further scale its important work solving one of the toughest global challenges – safeguarding the rights of vulnerable children,” said Shamarukh Mohiuddin. “GoodWeave was internationally recognised as a pioneer in addressing human rights violations in the manufacturing process long before supply chain transparency became a movement. I look forward to helping the organisation further deepen its impact.”