Uzbek cotton can be marketed abroad again

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 12 Mar 2022 by Alex Teddy
On March 10, the Cotton Campaign said it no longer objects to people purchasing Uzbek cotton and textiles. The Cotton Campaign said that Uzbekistan has made huge headway in reducing forced labor.Previously the state forced millions of students and low paid public sector workers to do a couple of months unpaid toil in the cotton fields during harvest. The boycott of Uzbek cotton started in 2006.President Mirziyoyev made efforts to end forced labor, especially of children. Cotton is one of the country's few exports besides oil and gas.

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