The Cotton Campaign met with the government of Uzbekistan in Washington last week to discuss reform efforts to end forced labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest, which is currently underway. The Uzbek delegation, headed by Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov, presented its Roadmap to combat forced labor, which seeks to address the key concerns raised by the Cotton Campaign in its dialogue with the government.
“The Cotton Campaign welcomes the Uzbek government’s commitment to ending the decades-long practice of forced labor as we focus on the urgent steps necessary during this pivotal time,” said Bennett Freeman, co-...
