• Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Fight Child Labor in Uzbekistan
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by James Parks, Sep 30, 2009
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Children as young as seven spend months of arduous labor in the cotton fields of Uzbekistan. |
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As the harvest season for cotton in Uzbekistan begins, 2 million Uzbek children, some as young as six or seven and ranging up to 15, will be forced to spend their days picking cotton instead of attending classes. more…
• Friday, September 25th, 2009
Cotton in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is the second largest exporter of cotton in the world, selling over 800,000 tonnes of cotton every year. Europe is its major buyer. more…
• Friday, September 25th, 2009
Opinion
Hard truths about Uzbek cotton more…
• Friday, September 25th, 2009
Uzbekistan: Surkhandarya students pick cotton, ones in Ferghana continue their studies more…
• Friday, September 25th, 2009
To: the UN Special Rapporteur on the  Situation of Human Rights Defenders
CC: Representatives of international organizations in Tashkent and abroad: HRW, FRONT LINE, CIVICUS, Amnesty more…
• Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Uzbekistan: The army of cotton growers started the battle for harvest (photo) more…
• Friday, September 11th, 2009
US Department of Labor Includes Uzbek Cotton on List of Products Made by Forced, Child Labor
11.09.2009 15:07 msk
Ferghana.Ru
September, 10. The US Department of Labor (DOL) released a list of goods believed to be produced using forced or child labor as part of a mandate from the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. more…
• Wednesday, September 09th, 2009
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09.09.09 09:34
Missing rights activist found in custody
Uznews.net – Kashkadarya Region-based human rights activist Gaybullo Jalilov who has been missing since 5 September after he was attacked by police officers have been found in custody under a court ruling that sentenced him to 10 days. more…
• Tuesday, September 08th, 2009
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08.09.09 16:16
Human rights activist goes missing in southern Uzbekistan
Uznews.net – Human rights activists have been trying to establish the whereabouts of their colleague Gaybulla Jalilov since 5 September when he was detained by police. more…
• Thursday, September 03rd, 2009
Defend Freedom at Work on Labor Day!
Thursday, 3 September, 2009 19:18
From:
“International Labor Rights Forum” <laborrights@ILRF.org> more…
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