7 Μαρτίου 2020

Uzbekistan scraps cotton state-order system

Decree hailed as a "historic development."

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11 Νοεμβρίου 2019

Uzbekistan looks to soften image of notorious cotton sector

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6 Φεβρουαρίου 2020

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

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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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24 Ιουλίου 2020

Brands urged to stop sourcing from China's Xinjiang over forced labour fears

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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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22 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020

NCC: Eliminate Forced Labor in Global Cotton and Textile Production

The National Cotton Council (NCC) remains strongly opposed to use of any forced labor practices within the global production of cotton and all textiles.In a (...)

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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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