Uzbekistan says it has defeated a US$700 million ICSID claim brought by Turkish investors in the cotton textile industry who ...

Between what labor groups say is the Uzbek government's continued interference and the loss of critical funding to fight ...

Uzbekistan's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the government enforced a system of forced labor in the cotton industry. Both adults and children were mobilized to meet state-imposed quotas, ...

Uzbekistan is one of the few cotton-growing countries that has not mechanized the cotton harvest and continues to rely on manual labor to pick cotton. In 2014, the Government of Uzbekistan decided to ...

A coming court verdict on the admissibility of independently verified information could have lasting negative implications for labor rights reporting in Uzbekistan. Privatization of the cotton ...

The 2024 harvest saw a shortage of pickers, government backtracking on positive legislation, and issues stemming from the cotton cluster system; problems rooted in continued state efforts to ...

Farmers in Uzbekistan allege they are being forced to cede fertile land to Chinese businesses under pressure from local ...

This appeal follows the release of a report by the Cotton Campaign's frontline partner, Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, which highlights financial difficulties faced by farmers in Uzbekistan and the ...

Today, Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley, once home to travelling caravans of merchants trading in colourful bazaars, is now the location of a thriving textile hub. Uzbekistan textiles have long been ...

The ILAB project aims to promote labour rights within the cotton sector of Uzbekistan. Credit: MehmetO/Shutterstock. This coalition also comprises US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), Responsible ...

The event was held from 3-4 April in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Heads of state from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and representatives from the EU concluded several ...