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Turkmenistan

Cotton Farming / Human Rights

15 June 2023

4 minutes

Emplyees of state water supply company picking cotton in Dashoguz region, October 2022.

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A labour watchdog has provided first-hand evidence of forced labour in the 2022 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan and called for comprehensive reforms to end forced labour and create a broader enabling environment for labour rights.

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