Label STEP is committed to improving the working and living conditions of carpet weavers and fights abusive child labor. It also promotes environmentally friendly production methods. To achieve these goals Label STEP is systematically monitoring the production sites of its licensees and their suppliers, and takes measures to ensure fair conditions. Label STEP operates at the local level in all major carpet-producing countries: in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan and Turkey. Label STEP was founded in 1995 by the development organizations Berne Declaration, Bread for All, Caritas Switzerland, Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and Swiss aid together with IGOT (Swiss Association for Clean Oriental Carpet Trade).