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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November 16, 2019

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

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October 10, 2017

Uzbekistan eyes to produce 15,000 cotton harvesters in 5 years

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September 6, 2018

Uzbekistan intends to stop export of cotton fiber by 2025

Uzbekistan has planned to stop the export of cotton fiber and to ensure its full processing in the domestic market by 2025, RIA Novosti reported (...)

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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 4, 2019

Uzbekistan Making Progress to Phase Out Forced Cotton Labor, Report Says

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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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November 3, 2018

Uzbekistan to expand drip irrigation at cotton fields

On October 31, a meeting was held in Tashkent under the chairmanship of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on issues of the integrated development of agriculture, the (...)

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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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February 15, 2018

ILO Declares Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Farming Has Ended

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