11 Νοεμβρίου 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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6 Φεβρουαρίου 2020

U.N. sees 'major progress' on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest

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7 Μαρτίου 2020

Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system

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3 Ιουλίου 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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18 Οκτωβρίου 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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18 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020

Apparel group says broad ban on China's Xinjiang cotton impossible to enforce

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22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020

NCC: Eliminate Forced Labor in Global Cotton and Textile Production

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24 Ιουλίου 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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10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020

H&M Says It’s Not Working With Any Garment Factories in Xinjiang

Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB says it’s not working with any garment factories in the Xinjiang region of China.

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7 Ιανουαρίου 2021

Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang

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