Today we are celebrating news that the system of state-imposed forced labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry has ended. Freedom United, together with our colleagues the Cotton Campaign, announces the lifting of the global boycott of Uzbek cotton. This comes as the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights releases its report findings of the 2021 harvest which demonstrates that this system is ended. Read our blog article on Freedom United’s role in the campaign here.
End to state-imposed forced labor in Uzbekistan cotton
