18 Δεκεμβρίου 2018

Uzbekistan Aims to End Forced Labor in Cotton Fields

Soviet-era holdover has displaced people from their jobs at harvest time, hurt exports as big brands shun the industry By Thomas Grove OK-OLTIN, Uzbekistan—In previous (...)

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22 Φεβρουαρίου 2018

RETAILERS C&A, H&M ACCUSED OF USING CHINESE PRISONERS TO MAKE CLOTHES

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10 Αυγούστου 2018

Child labour concerns return for Turkmenistan cotton

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17 Απριλίου 2019

Forced Labor Lives on in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

Reforms Need to Target the Underlying Soviet-Era System Encouraging Forced Labor Namratha Somayajula Associate, Business and Human Rights Despite a slew of steps taken to (...)

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26 Ιουνίου 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 (...)

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5 Απριλίου 2019

Uzbekistan Praised For Curtailing Forced Labor In Cotton Harvest. Activists Say Not So Fast.

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21 Οκτωβρίου 2019

Lawyers contest UK imports of 'slave-picked' Uzbek cotton in landmark EU case

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21 Ιουλίου 2021

Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton

Early last year, amid mounting reports of forced labor and human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), U.S. outdoor apparel maker Patagonia (...)

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24 Ιουνίου 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.

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13 Ιανουαρίου 2021

UK tightens rules on using Uighur-picked cotton

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