November 16, 2019

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

There are considerable differences with regard to forced labor in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, but there is an underlying corporate responsibility to not engage in human rights abuses.

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April 4, 2019

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

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September 11, 2020

Uzbek cotton: Time to drive child labour from value chains

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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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September 8, 2020

U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns

The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities.

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February 25, 2020

Apparel Brands Warm to Sustainable Cotton, But There's More Work To Do

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November 16, 2019

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

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August 23, 2020

Sanctions on China’s top cotton supplier weave a tangled web for fashion brands

By Eva DouIn the vast steppes of China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, a paramilitary organization produces more than 7 percent of the world’s cotton, which factories (...)

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April 23, 2020

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

Emma BathaLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major brands are turning a blind eye to forced labour on a scale not seen since World War Two, (...)

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October 22, 2020

Better Cotton Initiative Stops Xinjiang Field Activity

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