March 28, 2019

U.S. Lifts Uzbek Cotton Ban, Saying Forced Child Labor 'Significantly Reduced'

The United States has removed Uzbek cotton from a list of products that are barred from the country of concerns about child labor. Uzbekistan's Foreign (...)

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December 13, 2017

Uzbekistan has stopped systematic use of child labor in cotton harvest: ILO

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December 12, 2018

Uzbekistan reduces cotton production to 2.3 million tons

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October 5, 2017

World Bank approves Uzbekistan cotton project despite forced labour concerns

SUMMARY World Bank approves new $145 million irrigation project in Uzbekistan, despite ongoing concerns about forced and child labour in the country's cotton sector. Despite (...)

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November 26, 2018

Campaigners challenge U.N. over forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry

Kieran Guilbert LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rights groups on Friday disputed findings by the United Nations showing Uzbekistan has nearly eliminated forced labor from (...)

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March 31, 2018

Mirziyoyev says Uzbekistan will reduce cotton export

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September 11, 2020

Uzbek cotton: Time to drive child labour from value chains

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August 29, 2018

Singapore's Indorama to invest in cotton production in Uzbekistan

By Kamila Aliyeva Singapore's Indorama Corporation will invest $ 335 million in the creation of modern cotton and textile production in Uzbekistan. The government of (...)

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October 16, 2019

Can Swiss assistance help clean up Uzbek cotton?

FORCED LABOUR

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June 26, 2018

Brands urged to continue boycott of Uzbek cotton despite promised reforms

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