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Uzbekistan gears up for export of eco dyes

A deal that was made in 2014 between the Uzbek state joint stock company O'zbekyengilsanoat and the South Korean company Rainbow is coming to fruition now: The latter provided equipment and a laboratory to facilitate the production of ecological dyes for the international textile industry made from agricultural plants grown in Uzbekistan. After...

Business

Uzbekistan: no systematic child labour but still forced labour

While a World Bank report found that there was no systematic use of child labour during the 2015 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, forced labour associated with the widespread organised recruitment of adults remains a concern. The World Bank published the findings of its Third Party Monitoring of the use of child and forced labor during the 2015...

Apparel

Tesco latest retailer to sign Uzbek Cotton Pledge

In view of the annual International Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair in Tashkent to conclude today, international apparel brands and retailers are taking action to prevent Uzbek cotton that has been harvested using child labor or forced labor from entering their supply chains. Tesco, the world's second largest retailer, is the latest multinational...