April 4, 2019

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

Forced labor remains a reality in Uzbekistan, but the ILO and others are encouraged by the government’s progress. By Catherine Putz On March 25, a (...)

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March 31, 2021

Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

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July 9, 2021

The hazards of ignorance in cotton supply chains

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September 17, 2020

H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier

CLARITY NEEDED: The Swedish firm said it did not work with any garment factories in the Xinjiang region, but did have ’indirect’ ties to a Huafu Fashion Co mill in Shangyu

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November 11, 2019

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector

Uzbekistan says it wants to eradicate forced labour in its cotton industry after decades of abuse / © AFPFor years, nurse Shokhidakhon Khasanova was signed (...)

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October 22, 2020

Better Cotton Initiative Stops Xinjiang Field Activity

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July 28, 2021

H&M renounced as FC Barcelona uniform sponsor due to Chinese cotton controversy

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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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June 4, 2021

C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?

By Jasmin Malik ChuaThe Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has continued to be evasive on the issue of forced labor in China’s cotton-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and C&A, for one, (...)

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September 10, 2020

H&M Says It’s Not Working With Any Garment Factories in Xinjiang

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