More Really Great Resources...

Taken from the Free2Work website....

About Free2Work

Free2work.org is a singular location that streamlines and simplifies the process for consumers on the topic of forced labor. At Free2work.org, consumers can easily search specific products, learn more about various labor standards and corporate practices, and further their engagement through their consumption decisions.



The complexities of the global slave trade and limited insight into product supply chains make it difficult for the average consumer to grasp how they are connected to labor abuses occurring within the global production cycle. Today, companies are working with a wide range of initiatives- such as monitoring, certification and labeling programs - to assure their consumers that their products do not violate worker rights. And then there are companies that choose to do nothing. This plethora of approaches is extremely confusing for the average consumer who seeks an answer to the simple question: what’s the story behind my products?




After extensive research, Free2Work grades companies on a scale of “A” to “F” based on supply chain transparency, code of conduct, response to child and forced labor, and overall efforts to empower workers. A broad range of certification programs also exist that attempt to protect worker rights. The volume and variety of these systems and product labels can be confusing to consumers. Free2Work helps to reduce the confusion and demonstrate to consumers how each program differs by rating these certifications.


Free2Work is a strategic tool to increase transparency in supply chains, empower consumers to make informed decisions, as well as mediate communications between consumers and companies.

Organizations Behind Free2Work:

This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Juniper Networks Foundation Fund, a corporate advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Person. Free2work.org was created by Not For Sale Campaign and is jointly maintained by the Not For Sale Campaign and International Labor Rights Forum.




International Labor Rights Forum is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. ILRF focuses on child and forced labor, women’s rights, trade policy, freedom of association and other issues related to labor rights.

The Not For Sale Campaign works to equip and mobilize smart activists to deploy innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe. NFSC has developed an extensive network in the US and around the world of people dedicated to ending slave and forced labor.




If you've never spent time on the Not For Sale website, I encourage you to do so.  Get some coffee and a snack...go...read...be inspired.  Here's how Not For Sale started....


The Not for Sale Founder's Story from Not For Sale Campaign on Vimeo.


What is Not for Sale? from Not For Sale Campaign on Vimeo.


Will you spend some time on the Free 2 Work and Not for Sale websites?  It's fun to look up your favorite companies and brands to see how they rank.  After you visit these places, I'd love to hear some of the information you learned or some things that inspired you...or even questions you have.  I've been learning a lot from the comment sections on this blog.  Glad we're all in this together...a community of people asking questions...a community of learners.

{{Better World Shopping Guide Give-Away}}

We'll announce the winner on Friday.  You have until Friday morning to enter.  You can access a lot of the information about your favorite companies online for free at the Free 2 Work site or even at the Better World Shopping Guide website.  Free 2 Work offers a free ap for IPhone and Android.  I tried to use online resources at first, but got frustrated when I was standing in the grocery store, or driving around town needing to buy something because I could not remember what companies were ranked.  That's why the Better World Shopping Guide and its nifty little size that fits in your purse (or pocket) is so valuable (especially if you don't have an Iphone or Android).  Even though this information can be found online, I still use my guide all the time.

Other posts in this series:


Caring for the Poor While Living in the Good ol' U-S of A?

Who Are the Poor?

Looking for the Poor 

Hi, My Name is Heather and I'm a Modern Day Slave Owner

Helpful Links

Barn Burning 

First, The Purging 

The Better World Shopping Guide