Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by BRIDGES Levi
For decades, the cotton industry in Uzbekistan was plagued with labor abuses, including the rampant use of child labor. Practices have improved dramatically in recent years, but some advocates are concerned that the exploitation of adults is still happening.
In a large field in western (…)
, by Uzbek Forum for Human Rights
By changing the status of employees to “service providers”, Indorama Agro is decimating union membership. International stakeholders including EBRD, IFC and BCI must ensure compliance with national and international labor standards.
On December 28, 2022, 392 workers of Indorama Agro in the (…)
, by BUTLER Carolyn
The Cotton Campaign—a global coalition of human rights, labor, responsible investor and business organizations—yesterday ended its call for a global boycott of Uzbek cotton at an event hosted by the country’s Ministry of Labor for media, activists and government officials in Tashkent, (…)
, by KHAJBAKHTEEV Radmir
The much heralded privatisation of the Central Asian state’s cotton sector has led to claims of exploitation. But workers are fighting back
When 200 Indorama Agro workers banded together under the leadership of a local woman to form Uzbekistan’s newest independent union last month, it was a (…)
, by BENNETTS Marc
Controversial regeneration projects in Uzbekistan have cost thousands their homes – but have also sparked an unprecedented burst of grassroots activism
It was the middle of the afternoon when a demolition crew got to work on the three-floor residential building in the centre of Tashkent, the (…)
Campaign in partnership with the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), International Labor Rights Forum and the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia - AHRCA.
As an essential strategy to sustain its massive use of forced labour, the government of Uzbekistan harasses, arrests, (…)
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