June 26, 2018
Brands urged to continue boycott of Uzbek cotton despite promised reforms
A haunting reminder of the wanton destruction done by cotton farming is in the Aral Sea basin in Uzbekistan, one of the world’s largest cotton (...)
+
November 16, 2019
Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
+
August 28, 2020
Uzbekistan's cotton farms turn to Aussie irrigated farming know-how
+
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 (...)
+
October 10, 2017
Uzbekistan eyes to produce 15,000 cotton harvesters in 5 years
By Nigar Guliyeva – Trend:
Uzbekistan has developed a five-year program for a phased transition to mechanized cotton harvesting, Deputy Prime Minister Nodir Otazhonov said. (...)
+
September 6, 2018
Uzbekistan intends to stop export of cotton fiber by 2025
+
April 5, 2019
Uzbekistan Praised For Curtailing Forced Labor In Cotton Harvest. Activists Say Not So Fast.
+
February 15, 2018
ILO Declares Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Farming Has Ended
by Arthur Friedman
A new International Labor Organization report to the World Bank published Tuesday finds that the systematic use of child labor in Uzbekistan’s (...)
+
June 24, 2020
A New Chapter in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector?
Despite progress in combating forced labor, Uzbekistan has yet to meaningfully engage in the civil society focused reforms necessary.
+
June 1, 2018
In Uzbekistan, expect problems with the cotton crop this year
+