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Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused - Abolish Production Quotas; Address Risk of Forced Labor

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Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused - Abolish Production Quotas; Address Risk of Forced Labor [Human Rights Watch] 18-02-2026


Tripartite constituents and farmers strengthen capacity on fundamental principles and rights at work and prevention of violence and harassment in the cotton sector [ILO] 09-12-2025


Farmers, Unions and Officials Trained to Advance Labour Rights and Safety [Devi Discourse] 09-12-2025


Air Samarkand faces difficulties paying staff salaries [CALRMM] 18-10-2025


Arbitrary police brutality against farmers is not compatible with a sustainable cotton sector [CALRMM] 23-09-2025



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Cotton, Wheat Farmers Exploited, Abused - Abolish Production Quotas; Address Risk of Forced Labor 2026-02-18 [Human Rights Watch]

Farmers, Unions and Officials Trained to Advance Labour Rights and Safety 2025-12-09 [Devi Discourse]

Tripartite constituents and farmers strengthen capacity on fundamental principles and rights at work and prevention of violence and harassment in the cotton sector 2025-12-09 [ILO]

Air Samarkand faces difficulties paying staff salaries 2025-10-18 [CALRMM]

Arbitrary police brutality against farmers is not compatible with a sustainable cotton sector 2025-09-23 [CALRMM]

Obstacles to Registration of Human Rights NGO Akbaskur in Karakalpakstan 2025-07-15 [CALRMM]

Farmer Punished with Water Cutoff After Refusing to Surrender Extra Grain to the State 2025-07-15 [CALRMM]

Uzbekistan IUF присоединился к петиции, призывающей к справедливости в отношении работников Indorama Agro 2025-04-15 [IUF]

Urgent call on the IFC and the EBRD for remedy and accountability at Indorama Agro 2025-04-10 [CALRMM]

IUF joins a petition calling for justice for Indorama Agro workers 2025-04-09 [IUF]

Strengthening occupational safety and health: key tripartite discussions 2025-03-11 [ILO]

В 'Хумо' три месяца не платят зарплату, игроки угрожают не поехать на выездные матчи плей-офф 2025-03-07 [shaiba.kz]

Uzbekistan Позиция БКДП по вопросу членства Федерации профсоюзов Узбекистана в МКП 2024-12-18 [salidarnast.info]

Uzbekistan Пазіцыя БКДП адносна пытання сяброўства Федэрацыі прафсаюзаў Узбекістана ў МКП 2024-12-18 [salidarnast.info]

Uzbekistan Position of the BKDP on the question of membership of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan in the ITUC 2024-12-18 [salidarnast.info]

Unions seeking wider international cooperation 2024-11-16 [IndustriALL]

VIDEO  Better working conditions for cotton growers and local businesses 2024-07-11 [ILO]

Labor Rights Violations Persist 2024-03-27 [The Diplomat]

Cotton harvest 2023: risk of forced labour remains high 2024-02-10 [CALRMM]

‘Justice doesn’t exist here’: Uzbek farmers and cotton workers say abuse, exploitation continues despite reforms 2024-01-09 [PRI]

Farmers’ cooperative appeals closure 2023-12-31 [CALRMM]

An Economist vs. Uzbekistan’s Silk Industry: Whose Facts Matter? 2023-10-21 [CALRMM]

Complaint filed against EBRD: labor rights violations, land grabs and exploitation at cotton producer Indorama Agro 2023-09-08 [CALRMM]

Сотрудницы фабрики в Ангрене перекрывали дорогу, выступая против «шестидневки» 2023-08-04 [ Газета.uz ]

Uzbekistan Camioneros de Georgia y Uzbekistán recuperan más de 300 000 euros y lanzan un aviso al sector europeo del transporte por carretera 2023-05-03 [itf]

Uzbekistan Les routiers géorgiens et ouzbeks récupèrent plus de 300 000 euros d’arriérés salariaux : un signal d’alarme pour les transporteurs routiers européens 2023-05-03 [ITF]

Uzbekistan Georgian and Uzbek drivers win back over €300,000 sounding alarm for European trucking industry 2023-04-26 [ITF]

Uzbekistan Major global brands implicated in blatant violation of drivers' rights as wildcat strike continues 2023-04-16 [ITF]

Uzbekistan Solidarity statement for cross-border drivers striking at Gräfenhausen in Germany 2023-04-15 [ITF]

Uzbek cotton harvest 2022: no systematic forced labor of pickers but government control of the cotton sector puts farmers and workers at risk 2023-04-08 [CALRMM]

No place for independent cotton cooperatives in new Uzbekistan 2023-02-19 [CALRMM]

Will Uzbekistan’s first democratically elected trade union survive? 2023-02-04 [CALRMM]

Cotton chronicle 2022: observations of Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest 2022-11-05 [CALRMM]

Cotton sector cannot thrive without autonomy for farmers 2022-10-15 [CALRMM]

New Regulations in Uzbekistan Effectively Impose Government Control on NGOs 2022-09-03 [CALRMM]

New civil society report on Uzbekistan calls for independent institutions as well as enhanced transparency and CSO participation in asset recovery processes 2022-09-03 [CALRMM]

Illegal land confiscations in Uzbekistan: farmers in Namangan fight for their rights and livelihoods 2022-07-25 [CALRMM]

Ouzbékistan: L'OIT salue la levée du boycott de la coalition Cotton Campaign 2022-03-15 [OIT]

La OIT celebra el levantamiento del boicot de la Campaña del Algodón a Uzbekistán 2022-03-15 [OIT]

ILO welcomes lifting of Cotton Campaign boycott of Uzbekistan 2022-03-15 [ILO]

Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour 2022-03-02 [ILO]

VIDEO  Работники Indorama Agro устроили «велоакцию» в знак протеста против сокращения зарплат 2021-05-21 [Радио Азаттык ]

Los recolectores de algodón forman el primer sindicato independiente de Uzbekistán 2021-03-24 [UITA]

Cotton pickers form the first independent trade union in Uzbekistan 2021-03-24 [IUF]

Народное единство - хлопкоробы создали первый независимый профсоюз 2021-03-22 [Миссия по трудовым правам]

Более 200 рабочих завода «Карасув Пахта Тозалаш» объявили забастовку 2021-02-19 [Ozodlik]

Descenso del trabajo forzoso y el trabajo infantil en las plantaciones de algodón de Uzbekistán 2020-02-11 [OIT]

Forced and child labour in Uzbek cotton fields continues to fall 2020-02-11 [ILO]

Baisse du travail forcé et du travail des enfants dans les champs de coton 2020-02-05 [OIT]

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