Cotton Campaign 5/21/25 Cotton Campaign 5/21/25

Turkmenistan Cotton: New Reporting Reveals Systemic Forced Labor, Despite Some Steps By Government To Reduce Mobilization

Cotton Campaign 3/13/25 Cotton Campaign 3/13/25

The Diplomat: Pickers and Clusters: A Complex Array of Issues Confronts Uzbekistan’s Evolving Cotton Industry

The 2024 harvest saw a shortage of pickers, government backtracking on positive legislation, and issues stemming from the cotton cluster system; problems rooted in continued state efforts to micromanage the industry.

Cotton Campaign 3/12/25 Cotton Campaign 3/12/25

Uzbekistan: Increasing Farmers’ Autonomy Critical To Address Forced Labor Risks And Attract Responsible Sourcing

Cotton Campaign 5/7/24 Cotton Campaign 5/7/24

Turkmenistan Cotton: Forced Labor Remains Widespread And Systematic Despite Some Shifts In The 2023 Harvest

Cotton Campaign 2/1/24 Cotton Campaign 2/1/24

Uzbekistan Should Emphasize Workers’ Rights To Maintain Momentum For Responsible Sourcing

Cotton Campaign 6/12/23 Cotton Campaign 6/12/23

New Independent Reporting Reveals Ongoing Systematic Forced Labor And Corruption In Turkmenistan Cotton Harvest

Cotton Campaign 5/1/23 Cotton Campaign 5/1/23

Uzbekistan: Freedom Of Association Critical To Protecting Workers And Farmers From Forced Labor And Exploitative Working Conditions

Cotton Campaign 11/7/22 Cotton Campaign 11/7/22

Uzbekistan: Independent Monitoring Shows Human Rights Risks Remain in the Cotton Industry Despite Reforms that Ended State-Imposed Forced Labor

Cotton Campaign 7/18/22 Cotton Campaign 7/18/22

Turkmenistan: Systematic Forced Labor in the 2021 Cotton Harvest

Cotton Campaign 7/18/22 Cotton Campaign 7/18/22

Anti-Slavery International: Turkmenistan: New Harvest Findings and How Governments Should Address Forced Labour in Turkmenistan

In the latest blog, Ruslan Myatiev, founder of Turkmen.news, details the latest findings from the Turkmen cotton harvest.

Cotton Campaign 9/27/21 Cotton Campaign 9/27/21

Anti-Slavery International: Turkmenistan Cotton Harvest: New Harvest, Same Old Abuses

As the annual cotton harvest commences and Turkmenistan marks Independence Day on 27 September, business and human rights policy and research officer, Rocio Domingo Ramos, sheds light on the continued practice of forced labour in the country’s cotton industry.