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Uzbekistan

Labour Conditions / Uzbek Cotton

21 June 2023

2 minutes

Uzbeks have a right to demand a fair pay for their work in cotton fields, say activists. Photo taken during the 2021 harvest in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Cotton: ILO, IFC Get Together to Promote Labour Standards

A tripartite agreement between the ILO, IFC and the Uzbek government will help the country’s cotton, textile, and garment industry to promote labour standards and competitiveness through compliance assessments, training and advisory services.

Staff Writer

Cotton Farming / Uzbek Roadmap

10 June 2023

2 minutes

In March last year, the Cotton Campaign announced that it had ended its call for a global boycott of Uzbek cotton. This followed the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights (UFHR) publishing a report that found no government-imposed forced labour in the 2021 harvest.

Better Cotton Roadmap to Mainstream More Sustainable Cotton Production in Uzbekistan

Better Cotton has signed a roadmap with key stakeholders in Uzbekistan to build effective management systems for the Better Cotton Programme and raise awareness amongst cotton stakeholders in the country on sustainability pillars.

Staff Writer

Cotton Farming / GOTS Project

8 June 2023

2 minutes

A satellite image of the Nile river basin. The green patch shows farmlands.

GOTS to Use Satellite Imagery, AI for Cultivation Detection in Indian Field Project

In a global first, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) will soon be able to detect organic versus non-organic cotton fields in India by using AI and satellite imagery.

Staff Writer

Labour Conditions / Uzbek Cotton

14 November 2022

3 minutes

It was in 2011 that the Cotton Campaign launched its Uzbek Cotton Pledge Against Forced Labour, with 60 brands signing on in the first year. Uzbek cotton was gradually forced into oblivion. On 10 March this year, the Cotton Campaign announced that it had ended its call for a global boycott of Uzbek cotton.

Six Months after Lifting of Ban, Uzbekistan Cotton Sector Still Not Free

The ‘Cotton Chronicle 2022’ report of the Uzbek Forum of Human Rights (UFHR) has alleged that despite the abolition of the state order for cotton production and the transition to the privatised “cluster” system, the mechanism and organisation of the cotton harvest remain practically unchanged.