Texas A&M AgriLife Research has reached a major milestone in increasing the value of cotton, marking the initial step toward ...

On October 12, Uzbekistan reported through a summary of information from regional officials that just 72 percent of the planned 3.1 million-ton cotton harvest had actually been harvested.

Cotton fields in Tashkent region, October 26, 2020. Credit: Elyor Nematov After 10 years of monitoring and reporting on forced child and adult labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector, cataloging the ...

Uzbekistan’s Tier 3 ranking in the 2013 and 2014 reports helped a coalition of human rights groups, the Cotton Campaign, organise a boycott of Uzbek cotton by more than 200 apparel manufacturers ...

Tashkent will hold up these results to support its calls to end an international boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan, in place for over a decade. A total of 331 international brands have signed a pledge ...

In Uzbekistan’s 2021 cotton harvest, the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights, which has monitored the annual cotton harvest for child and forced labor violations found, for the first time in nearly a ...

Uzbekistan can play a key role in the supply chain of American textile apparel companies, especially for brands manufacturing in India, as China will likely stick to its own cotton, despite ...

Belarus intends to expand cooperation in light industry with Uzbekistan, Tatiana Lugina, Chairperson of the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom, said in an interview to the First News ...

An Uzbekistan cotton grower works in a cotton plantation outside Tashkent, on October 24, 2019. While the government has taken steps to eradicate forced labour in its cotton industry, concerns ...

Michael Hancock reports that Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, will soon play host once again to the 4th International Uzbek Cotton Fair amidst continuing accusations of the child-labor issue. Global ...

Uzbekistan's Tier 3 ranking in the 2013 and 2014 reports helped a coalition of human rights groups, the Cotton Campaign, organize a boycott of Uzbek cotton by more than 200 apparel manufacturers ...

As the Uzbek cotton sector is often brought in connection with gross human rights violations, Craig Murray finds the first major retailer's boycott of Uzbekistan's cotton products commendable. Global ...