Provide Additional Income for Factory Workers with tip4good

The fashion industry is booming. But fashion gets less and less expensive by the day. The situation has reached a point where the term “disposable fashion” is now commonplace. This refers to clothing that can be bought so cheaply, in relative terms, that the customer has no incentive to actually go through the trouble of…

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Mid-Term Crowdfund Announcement tip4good – thank the maker

Mid-Term Crowdfund Announcement tip4good – thank the maker We are halfway through our 30-day crowd fund campaign on indiegogo! Although we have made progress and raised considerable funding, we still need a lot more support in order to reach our goal.  Follow the link www.tip4good.org to be directed to our indiegogo campaign page. Please visit and make…

Why you should thank garment workers.

Tipping or paying a gratuity is a fairly widespread practice all over the planet.  It consists of a monetary gift given by a customer to a person who has rendered a service. The most common places to tip are restaurants, hotels, and bars, although customs vary by country. In today’s globalized world, however, almost everyone…

tip4good: F.A.Q

How do I know my gratuity is reaching the right beneficiaries? The phone or account numbers of the group of workers involved in producing the work order for your garment at the supplier factory anywhere in the world is assigned a unique QR code. These codes are printed on tip4good tags attached to all garments…

Perks of using tip4good

tip4good it's optional: If you want to thank the workers who made thegarment you have purchased you do it. If not, you are not under any obligation to do so. tip4good does not affect the price: The price you pay will be the same whether or not your item is eligible to receive gratuity. It doesn’t make…

Our IndieGoGo Campaign is live!

We are LIVE! Our crowdfund campaign on indiegogo is up and running. Today is launch date!  Follow the link http://www.tip4good.org to be directed to our indiegogo campaign page. Please visit and make a pledge today, if you plan to. It is very important to do it now, today. The success of the launch of the…

Better than Cash Alliance influence on tip4good

The Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) is a global partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments in order to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth. Its principal sponsors include the United Nations and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among others. Within the past year, the initiative…

How do I Know My Gratuity Reaches the Workers?

  A key question for anyone considering participating in the tip4good program is “How do I know the gratuity I just paid is actually reaching the garment workers?” This is understandably a great concern for us since the whole point of the platform is based upon linking the garment to the workers at the plant…

Is It eally Better to Purchase Less Clothing?

It is undeniable that the planet is experiencing the negative effects of overconsumption. This is true in several industries. Witness the growing global obesity epidemic due to overconsumption of inexpensive, inadequate food. The same thing occurs with consumption of transportation (automobiles), energy, and water, among others. Fashion is not immune to this phenomenon.  While surging…

Why Now is the Time to Pay Gratuities

There are two main reasons why now is the right time to engage in a new approach to generate additional income for garment workers: lack of success of ongoing initiatives and technological advances. Current approaches have been insufficient to produce the level of impact necessary to make a dent in the wage problem. It is…