December 18, 2018

Uzbekistan Aims to End Forced Labor in Cotton Fields

Soviet-era holdover has displaced people from their jobs at harvest time, hurt exports as big brands shun the industry By Thomas Grove OK-OLTIN, Uzbekistan—In previous (...)

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February 22, 2018

RETAILERS C&A, H&M ACCUSED OF USING CHINESE PRISONERS TO MAKE CLOTHES

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August 10, 2018

Child labour concerns return for Turkmenistan cotton

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June 26, 2018

Brands urged to continue boycott of Uzbek cotton despite promised reforms

A haunting reminder of the wanton destruction done by cotton farming is in the Aral Sea basin in Uzbekistan, one of the world’s largest cotton (...)

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April 17, 2019

Forced Labor Lives on in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

Reforms Need to Target the Underlying Soviet-Era System Encouraging Forced Labor Namratha Somayajula Associate, Business and Human Rights Despite a slew of steps taken to (...)

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April 5, 2019

Uzbekistan Praised For Curtailing Forced Labor In Cotton Harvest. Activists Say Not So Fast.

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July 21, 2021

Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton

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October 21, 2019

Lawyers contest UK imports of 'slave-picked' Uzbek cotton in landmark EU case

By Kieran GuilbertLONDON, Oct 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A landmark legal challenge will be filed in Britain on Monday over cotton imports from Uzbekistan (...)

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June 24, 2020

A New Chapter in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector?

Despite progress in combating forced labor, Uzbekistan has yet to meaningfully engage in the civil society focused reforms necessary.

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January 13, 2021

UK tightens rules on using Uighur-picked cotton

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