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To Companies Operating in
​Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan

Русский вариант

To avoid perpetuating the forced labor systems of cotton production in Uzbekistan Turkmenistan as well as exposure to liability for involvement in it, the Cotton Campaign recommends that any company operating in Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan:

  1. Sign the public Commitment Against Forced Labor in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, refuse demands to contribute personnel, cash or in-kind to the cotton harvest, and report requests for such contributions publicly and to the company's home-country government
  2. Establish an independent human rights monitoring and public reporting program of the company’s operations and supply chain in Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan
  3. Communicate to the governments of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan that investment requires no involvement by the company with forced labor, and divest if involvement in the forced labor systems of cotton production is required

Key Documents: ​
Cotton Campaign coalition letters asking major sponsors and supporters of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan (on September 17-27, 2017) to demand Gaspar Matalaev and other political prisoners to be released. Sent on August 23, 2017.
Letter to Coca-Cola
Letter to MasterCard
Letter to LG Corp.
CONTACT: Cotton Campaign Coordinator - c/o International Labor Rights Forum, 1634 I Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20006. 
+1 202-347-4100, cottoncampaigncoordinator [at] gmail.com
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Uzbekistan's Forced Labor Problem >
      • Reports
      • Chronicle of Forced Labor
      • Photos/Video
      • FAQs
    • Turkmenistan's Forced Labor Problem >
      • Reports of Forced Labor in Turkmenistan's Cotton Sector
    • Forced Labor Cotton in Other Countries
    • Contact
  • Countries
    • Turkmenistan
    • Uzbekistan
    • Governments >
      • What other governments can do
    • International Organizations >
      • What the World Bank and Asian Development Bank can do
      • What the International Labor Organization can do
    • Companies >
      • What companies operating in Uzbekistan or Turkmenistan can do
      • What companies that use cotton can do
      • What investors can do
  • Take Action
  • Media
    • Press Releases
    • News
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