Eliminating Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector – A Work Still in Progress
On December 15, 2020 The Diplomat published this article by Lynn Schweisfurth about Forced Labor...
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10 Years Monitoring Child and Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector
This year, Uzbek Forum is conducting monitoring of Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest and advocating for...
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Cotton Chronicle 2020: Interim Findings on Uzbekistan’s Cotton Harvest
For the tenth consecutive year, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has independently monitored forced...
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Uzbekistan: Fair Recruitment, Effective Accountability Needed to End Forced Labor as Independent Labor Monitors Harassed, Arbitrarily Detained
June 23, 2020 (Washington, D.C. / Berlin) – A new report released today by Uzbek Forum for Human...
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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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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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