November 26, 2018

Campaigners challenge U.N. over forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry

Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rights groups on Friday disputed findings by the United Nations showing Uzbekistan has nearly eliminated forced labor from (...)

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September 1, 2019

China’s Uyghur Camps Put Global Brands’ Supply Chains at Risk

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November 16, 2019

Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan

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September 1, 2020

Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners

Petitions issued to US authorities cite ‘integral role of forced labour’ involving Uighur Muslims and other minority groups

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January 30, 2020

BCI slammed for refusing to quit Xinjiang

XINJIANG − A leading expert has criticised the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) for refusing to pull out of the Xinjiang region of China, where cotton (...)

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March 27, 2021

How brands are responding to China’s Xinjiang boycotts: deleting past statements or all-out flip-flops

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November 16, 2019

Teachers toil in cotton fields as Tajikistan tries to fix trade imbalance

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August 7, 2021

Levi Strauss sustainability chief leaves Better Cotton Initiative board

(Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co’s chief sustainability officer, Jeff Hogue, has left the board of trade body Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), the denim maker (...)

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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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April 23, 2020

UK urged to stop cotton imports made in Chinese 'prison camps'

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