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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March 7, 2020
Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system
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July 22, 2020
Xinjiang cotton and selfie cameras: U.S. blacklists Chinese companies that use forced Uyghur labor
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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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July 3, 2021
France probes fashion retailers for concealing 'crimes against humanity' in Xinjiang
PARIS, July 1 (Reuters) - French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing "crimes against humanity" in China's Xinjiang region, (...)
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September 22, 2020
NCC: Eliminate Forced Labor in Global Cotton and Textile Production
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September 18, 2020
Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible to enforce
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July 28, 2021
H&M renounced as FC Barcelona uniform sponsor due to Chinese cotton controversy
By Don-Alvin Adegeest When China began to boycott brands who made political statements against Xinjiang cotton, the repercussions potentially equalled a loss of local sales. But (...)
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July 24, 2020
Brands urged to stop sourcing from China's Xinjiang over forced labour fears
Amber MilneLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major retailers must stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region due to the “grave risk of forced labour”, a coalition (...)
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December 15, 2020
Over 570,000 Uighurs involved in China cotton coerced labour: report
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