Can communities lead their own development in places where civil society is severely restricted? Development banks think so.
By Ishita Petkar and Lynn Schweisfurth In recent years, Uzbekistan has embarked on a...
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Forced Labor
Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan – 2019
Findings of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights Summary Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF)...
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The Accountability Gap: Are Uzbek Bank Officials Really Organizing Nationwide Forced Labor?
The Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan has published a list of officials who...
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2019 Cotton Harvest in Uzbekistan Preliminary Findings of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights
Summary Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF) has monitored child and forced labor in the...
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Why the Practice of “Forced Voluntary” Cotton Harvesting in Uzbekistan Continues
“The approved roadmap for the development of Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector raises...
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Concerns about World Bank’s and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Proposed Investments in Uzbekistan
November 12, 2019 World Bank Board of Directors 818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 USA cc:...
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Uzbekistan Cotton Harvest 2019 Chronicle of Forced Labor
November, 2019 October 1 – 30, 2019 The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF) continues to...
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Legal challenge launched against EU measures incentivising trade in forced labour textiles
For immediate release The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF), with the support of the...
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Uzbekistan Cotton Harvest 2019 Chronicle of Forced Labor
September 14 – 30, 2019 The cotton harvest in Uzbekistan started on September 14, 2019. According...
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Umida Niyazova on Forced Labor in Uzbekistan: Despite progress, forced labor remains a reality in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz If the ultimate goal is the eradication of all forced labor in Uzbekistan,...
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Uzbek Human Rights Defenders Appeal to International Companies Not to Lift Boycott of Uzbek Cotton
In the last few years, the government of Uzbekistan has undertaken reforms aimed at ending forced...
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Uzbek expert: The Uzbek government continues to consider the cotton sector as its “cash cow”
Alisher Ilkhamov, a well-known Uzbek expert, sociologist and Research Associate at the School of...
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