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Uzbek cotton sector urged to protect activists after alleged attack
Just Style via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoUzbekistan's cotton sector, which was cleared of state-level forced labour in 2021, is being asked...
Can a DOL-Backed Program Turn Uzbek Cotton’s ‘Yellow Light’ Green?
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA raft of business and human rights organizations this week inked a “groundbreaking” new memorandum...
Uzbek Activists File Complaint Against Better Cotton Partner
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHuman rights activists have filed a complaint against one of Uzbekistan’s largest cotton producers,...
Is Uzbekistan Ready for its Cotton Close-Up?
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAfter a decade-plus freeze-out, Uzbekistan is not only back on the cotton-sourcing map but it also has some of the industry’s biggest names supporting...
Uzbek Cotton Sector at Risk of ‘Backsliding’ Into Forced Labor
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDespite reforms in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector that have all but eliminated state-sponsored forced...
Activists reject Uzbek government's version of deadly protests
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA week after Uzbekistan's deadliest outbreak of violence in nearly 20 years, opposition politicians...
Controversy Rocks Better Cotton’s Uzbek Program
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBetter Cotton’s foray into Uzbekistan appeared to signal a fresh start for the Central Asian nation’s cotton industry, which major apparel brands and...
Rights group says hundreds remain detained over Uzbekistan unrest
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the...
Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's tenure
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVoters in Uzebekistan, the most populous former Soviet Central Asian republic, cast ballots Sunday...
Better Cotton, Uzbekistan Sign Roadmap of Sustainability to Boost Best Practices
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUzbekistan is the latest country to be on the receiving end of the technology and know how of Better...
