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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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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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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21 Ιουλίου 2021
Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese 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
By Kieran GuilbertLONDON, Oct 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A landmark legal challenge will be filed in Britain on Monday over cotton imports from Uzbekistan (...)
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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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