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Uzbekistan’s cotton reforms: Progress on forced labour, but not yet on freedom of association [IUF] 2026-02-25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Uzbekistan’s cotton reforms: Progress on forced labour, but not yet on freedom of association 2026-02-25 [IUF]

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]

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]

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]

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

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

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]