December 12, 2018

Uzbekistan reduces cotton production to 2.3 million tons

By Abdul Kerimkhanov As many as 2.3 million tons of cotton were produced in Uzbekistan in 2018, Uzbek media reports. According to the State Statistics (...)

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December 13, 2017

Uzbekistan has stopped systematic use of child labor in cotton harvest: ILO

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March 28, 2019

U.S. Lifts Uzbek Cotton Ban, Saying Forced Child Labor 'Significantly Reduced'

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October 5, 2017

World Bank approves Uzbekistan cotton project despite forced labour concerns

SUMMARY World Bank approves new $145 million irrigation project in Uzbekistan, despite ongoing concerns about forced and child labour in the country's cotton sector. Despite (...)

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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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March 31, 2018

Mirziyoyev says Uzbekistan will reduce cotton export

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September 11, 2020

Uzbek cotton: Time to drive child labour from value chains

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August 29, 2018

Singapore's Indorama to invest in cotton production in Uzbekistan

By Kamila Aliyeva Singapore's Indorama Corporation will invest $ 335 million in the creation of modern cotton and textile production in Uzbekistan. The government of (...)

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October 16, 2019

Can Swiss assistance help clean up Uzbek cotton?

FORCED LABOUR

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April 17, 2019

Forced Labor Lives on in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

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