Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country managed to accelerate the fight against child and forced labour during the 2020 cotton production cycle, according to a new ILO report.
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H&M comes under pressure to act on child-labour cotton
Cotton in Uzbekistan: Unearthing decades of 'secret' forced labour
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As Commitments Escalate in Uzbekistan to End Forced Labor
Uzbekistan has succeeded in abolishing forced labour
Uzbekistan Cotton No Longer on DOL's Forced and Child Labor List
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Uzbeks report cotton harvest forced labour
Forced Labor Continues in Uzbek, Turkmen Cotton Fields