Documentary: fresh evidence of Uzbek forced labour 7 November 2016 News Coinciding with the European Parliament's debate over a proposed trade deal with Uzbekistan, new documentary shows evidence of forced labour in cotton industry.
Cotton crimes in full swing 5 October 2016 Blog Louise Eldridge, UK and Europe Programme Assistant, on Cotton Crimes happening right now in Uzbekistan during the cotton harvest 05 October 2016 ‘If you are asked where and who you work with, answer that you work in a school or…
World Bank – stop financing Uzbek forced labour 9 March 2016 Blog A new report documents state-led forced labour in Uzbekistan's 2015 cotton harvest
Summary of Uzbek cotton harvest 2015 20 November 2015 Blog Leah Sullivan, Cotton Crimes Project Officer, 20 November 2015 Mass system of forced labour in Uzbekistan's cotton industry was in full swing again and acivists harassed on unprecedentent scale.
Forced labour powered cotton harvest starts 8 September 2015 News 8 September 2015 Press release As the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan started last week with renewed concerns that government sponsored system of forced labour will continue this year, Anti-Slavery International has released a two minute animated video explaining the…
Cotton Crimes doodle video 8 September 2015 Blog 8 September 2015 Leah Sullivan, Programme Assistant Very few people are interested in, or even know about, human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. Mention fast fashion, sweatshops and labour rights, most people will think of countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia, from…
Uzbekistan: US TiP Report supports forced labour 27 July 2015 News 27 July 2015 Press release U.S. decisions on Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Trafficking in Persons report supports state-sponsored forced labour and fails victims. UZBEKISTAN The U.S. government upgraded the Uzbek government’s ranking in its 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report despite…
Uzbekistan: cotton harvest fosters slavery and extortion 13 April 2015 Blog, News 13 April 2015 Uzbek Government forces labour and extorts funds from citizens and corporations. “The government’s riches, the people’s burden. Human rights violations in Uzbekistan’s 2014 cotton harvest” – new report highlights how the cotton harvest fosters modern day slavery…
Forced labour in 2014 Uzbekistan cotton harvest 14 November 2014 Blog, News 14 November 2014 17 people lost their lives and millions, including children, were forced to pick cotton in the 2014 Uzbek cotton harvest in one of the largest state-sponsored systems of forced labour in the world, said the Cotton Campaign…
Petition demanding end of forced labour delivered to Uzbek embassy 30 September 2014 Blog 30 September 2014 Each year the Government of Uzbekistan mobilizes millions of Uzbek citizens to participate as forced laborers in the state-run cotton harvest. Anti-Slavery International and our partners from the Cotton Campaign, attempted to hand in a petition with…