March 7, 2020

Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system

Decree hailed as a "historic development."

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September 17, 2020

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier

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April 16, 2020

Uzbekistan asks rights groups to lift cotton boycott

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September 10, 2020

H&M Says It’s Not Working With Any Garment Factories in Xinjiang

Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB says it’s not working with any garment factories in the Xinjiang region of China.

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October 18, 2019

For the sake of workers, Uzbekistan is privatising its cotton industry

The hope is that the private sector will pay cotton-pickers, instead of simply forcing them into the fields

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July 9, 2021

The hazards of ignorance in cotton supply chains

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July 3, 2021

France probes fashion retailers for concealing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang

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August 26, 2020

Fashion can bear the costs of virtue cotton

Dasha AfanasievaLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Clothing makers’ fair labour credentials are hanging by a thread – a cotton thread. More than 80% of China’s crop (...)

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July 24, 2020

Brands urged to stop sourcing from China's Xinjiang over forced labour fears

Amber MilneLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labour”, a coalition (...)

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September 22, 2020

NCC: Eliminate Forced Labor in Global Cotton and Textile Production

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