User:Cullen328/Sandbox/Rugmark


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 * Keep Despite WuhWuzDat's incorrect assertion that the notability of this certification program is "very questionable", it has been covered by reliable sources worldwide, in depth and in detail, for well over 15 years. I've added five such sources to the article.  Paywalls can be frustrating, but thank goodness my regional newspaper of record, the San Francisco Chronicle, still makes lengthy articles available for free.  Here's their article on Rugmark: .  I don't think that any reasonable editor can read this article, over 20 paragraphs long and entirely about Rugmark, plus the other references I've added, and end up by concluding that this topic is not notable. Cullen328 (talk) 04:55, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

over 20 paragraphs

"Rugmark has helped drastically reform the hand-knotted carpet industry in India, Nepal and Pakistan"

"the winsome, smiley-face Rugmark label certifies that products are made without child labor."

"The Rugmark label certifies that the product has not been made with child labor"

"Rugmark is not just a symbol of quality. Its appearance on imported hand-knotted rugs is intended as a signal to consumers that child labor was not used in the production process."

"Rugmark is the best scheme for ensuring that carpets are slave free"

- Sep 28, 2000 Belfast, Ireland