March 7, 2020

Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system

Decree hailed as a "historic development."

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November 11, 2019

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector

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April 16, 2020

Uzbekistan asks rights groups to lift cotton boycott

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February 6, 2020

U.N. sees 'major progress' on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest

Some human rights groups say government-imposed cotton quotas mean local officials known as hokims are still forcing people into the fields when they can not find enough willing workers

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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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May 8, 2020

Uzbekistan moves to lower cost of cotton for manufacturers

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January 22, 2020

Uzbekistan to phase out state cotton trading monopoly

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February 5, 2021

Uzbekistan liberalizes the cotton market

Uzbekistan is among the important developing textile markets with its population of more than 33.5 million and a national income of 250 billion dollars. The country (...)

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January 21, 2021

'Swamp Of Poverty': Uzbek Cotton Farmers Refusing To Work With 'Cluster' Monopoly

Uzbek farmers say they are fed up with the private monopolies they’ve been “forced” to work through in recent years to grow and sell crops (...)

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July 29, 2021

BANGLADESH: Local spinners missing out on cheap supply

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