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Tell Sting: the Uzbek people want their money back
I could hardly believe this story that Eurasianet broke back in September of last year, about Sting’s plan to give a concert for the Uzbek elite at the behest of Gulnora Karimova, daughter of dictator Islam Karimov. Tickets for $1,000? Nice, in a country with a minimum monthly wage of less than $20, and from [...]
Anti-Slavery International calls on H&M and Zara to cut out Uzbek cotton
See the group’s call to action here, and here.
What you can do: email Gymboree, Fred’s and Abercrombie & Fitch
A select few retailers are getting closer to getting Uzbek cotton out of their supply chains. These include J. Crew, and Hanes, the t-shirt maker; some others don’t want to be named until they are further along in the process. But some corporations are just plain recalcitrant, including those named above.
When I go to buy [...]
LL Bean vows to exclude Uzbek cotton
Of all the companies named by the International Labor Rights Forum on this year’s Sweatshop Hall of Shame for the use of Uzbek cotton, LL Bean was the fastest to respond, and vowed to (eventually) exclude it from their supply chain. Let’s hope their follow through is as exhaustive as their initial response was rapid.
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Sign the Stop Uzbek Child Labor Petition Now!
The American Federation of Teachers wants Uzbekistan’s children and teachers back in the classroom, not in the cotton fields. Support their call here:
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If you are in the Washington, D.C. area, please consider showing your support in person in front of Uzbekistan’s Embassy at a rally on October 14.
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