Sari Songket operates under the principles of Fair trade and follows guidelines as set out by WFTO. We pay our artisans better than fair price per piece of songket. There are no children employed by Sari Songket and male weavers are valued and paid the same price per piece as female weavers. Sari Songket weavers are given the freedom to work from their own homes, and according to their own schedule. This ensures that all artisans can meet family and spiritual needs within their homes and community a very important part of Balinese culture. We provide constant work orders advances and prompt final payments to the artisans. Sari Songkets is proud to support 23 valued artisans and our goal is to support 30 till 35 artisans in the future. When you buy a Sari Songket or Sari Songket product you can be sure you made a difference.