December 10, 2018

The hidden human cost of fast fashion

As garment workers toil under exploitative working conditions, FEMNET works toward greater transparency in the fashion industry. Ahead of the German Sustainability Award, the NGO's (...)

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September 28, 2017

Uzbekistan: Cotton Slave Labor Out, Human Rights Ombudsman In?

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September 3, 2018

US urged to tread carefully on Uzbek cotton

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August 29, 2018

Azerbaijan: white gold, black labour

After the global decline in oil prices, Azerbaijan is trying to differentiate its economy betting on cotton industry. In Soviet times the “white gold” was (...)

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October 24, 2019

Amazon Sells Clothing From Bangladeshi Factories Blacklisted for Safety Issues

By Jasmin Malik Chua In an industry where reputational risks can make or break a fashion brand, companies, for the most part, try to steer away (...)

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October 2, 2018

Nike, Gap, H&M sign Turkmen cotton pledge

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March 28, 2019

U.S. Lifts Uzbek Cotton Ban, Saying Forced Child Labor 'Significantly Reduced'

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December 24, 2019

Australia's Cotton On probing ties with Chinese firm in forced labor controversy

(Reuters) - Australian clothing retailer Cotton On Group is investigating its relationship with a Chinese printing firm suspected of using forced prison labor and which (...)

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September 11, 2020

Uzbek cotton: Time to drive child labour from value chains

Stronger legislation and successful awareness raising are helping in the fight to eradicate child labour from cotton’s supply chain

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July 21, 2021

Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton

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