Uzbekistan
Can Uzbek Cotton Shake Off Its Forced Labor Problem?
Between what labor groups say is the Uzbek government's continued interference and the loss of critical…
Better Cotton Signs Roadmap for Sustainability in Uzbekistan
Better Cotton has approved a plan laid out by agricultural and textile stakeholders in Uzbekistan to…
Can Legislation Fix Forced Labor and Civic Repression in Central Asian Cotton?
Cotton in Turkmenistan remains riddled with forced labor, even as independent monitoring in Uzbekistan comes…
Uzbek Cotton Sector at Risk of ‘Backsliding’ Into Forced Labor
A new report on the 2023 cotton harvest found local officials resorting to forced labor in districts with a…
Can a DOL-Backed Program Turn Uzbek Cotton’s ‘Yellow Light’ Green?
A CIPE-Solidarity Center scheme seeks to improve working conditions at "all stages of cotton and textile…
Better Cotton Suspends Uzbek Partner After Human Rights Allegations
It will reevaluate Indorama Agro's remediation efforts before the end of the year to determine the path…
Uzbek Activists File Complaint Against Better Cotton Partner
The Uzbek Human Rights Forum accused Indorama Agro of violating Uzbekistan's labor code and other legal norms…
Is Uzbekistan Ready for its Cotton Close-Up?
Freedom of association and "real" organizing and bargaining rights for cotton workers are still lacking, one…
Better Cotton, Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap of Sustainability to Boost Best Practices
The world's sixth-largest cotton producer is off the labor hit list and working to improve its farming and…
Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
"From the very beginning, the project started with illegal land confiscation," said Umida Niyazova, Uzbek…
Better Cotton Open for Business in Uzbekistan
Six farms are participating in the program's 2022-23 cotton season.
Maersk Exec: Expect More Forced Labor ‘Enforcement Activity’ Next Year
Forced labor was one of the key topics at the United States Fashion Industry Association's 2022 Apparel…
Uzbek Cotton Dropped From Key Forced Labor List
It was the only line item to be removed from the 2022 edition of the list.
This Initiative Wants to ‘Drive Change’ to End Modern Cotton Slavery
The YESS initiative seeks to empower spinners and mills to identify and mitigate forced labor in cotton…
Uzbek Cotton Boycott Ends After Decade-Plus Freeze-Out
More than 330 brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M and Zara owner Inditex, had signed the boycott…