Good News: Uzbekistan Ends Forced Labor After Successful Boycott

Uzbekistan and its civil society reached a historic turning point in efforts to combat forced labor in the country’s annual cotton harvest yesterday. "An historic win for human rights activism." 

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A woman picks cotton during the 2015 cotton harvest, which runs from early September to late October or early November annually.

March 11, 2022

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Uzbekistan Ends Systemic Forced Labor, Civil Society Says
Hugh Williamson
Director, Europe and Central Asia Division