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Companies that get it: the Gap
This site will spotlight the growing handful of companies worldwide that reject the use of cotton produced with forced child labor in Uzbekistan. Â Thankfully for my family’s buying habits, this includes the Gap, which states on its website:
Cotton from Uzbekistan
Under no circumstances is it acceptable for child labor to be used in the production of any Gap Inc. product. As a company, we’ve been particularly concerned by reports of children working in Uzbek cotton fields. To address this issue, Gap Inc. is working in partnership with a coalition of organizations, including As You Sow Foundation, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF).
In 2008, we took measures to exclude Uzbek cotton from our merchandise and notified our vendors and mills that the use of Uzbek cotton is prohibited in the production of our merchandise. In 2009, we’re taking our commitment a step further and implementing a pilot tracking program to continue our focus on doing what’s right.
http://www.gapinc.com/public/SocialResponsibility/sr_enviro_design.shtml
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The production and export of cotton continues to be a major feature of the economy, politics and everyday lives of the people of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. This report analyses the nature and causes of their use of child labour in the cotton sector.