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Uzbekistan cotton industry
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![Why Did Mirziyoyev Fire an Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister? Why Did Mirziyoyev Fire an Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uzbek-social-media.jpg)
Why Did Mirziyoyev Fire an Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister?
By Umida Hashimova
Mirziyoyev apparently has little tolerance for demeaning treatment.
![World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-512px-cotton_field_tashkent_region_uzbekistan-02.jpg)
World Bank and ILO Whitewash One of the World’s Most Brutal Regimes
By Kristian Lasslett
The ILO’s fieldwork was undertaken hand-in-glove with Uzbek state minders, undermining its veracity.
![Forced Labor Continues in World Bank Project Areas in Uzbekistan Forced Labor Continues in World Bank Project Areas in Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-3968815782_7f6439ae04_z.jpg)
Forced Labor Continues in World Bank Project Areas in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
In a new report, Human Rights Watch says the World Bank's Uzbekistan projects are tainted with forced labor.
![EU Moves Uzbek Textile Deal Forward EU Moves Uzbek Textile Deal Forward](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-10_21-26-46.jpg)
EU Moves Uzbek Textile Deal Forward
By Catherine Putz
After 5 years, the EU-Uzbekistan Textile Protocol is headed to a vote in December.
![Forced Fashion: Made in the USA with Uzbek Cotton? Forced Fashion: Made in the USA with Uzbek Cotton?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-02_12-26-19.jpg)
Forced Fashion: Made in the USA with Uzbek Cotton?
By Ben Dalton
Despite progress, forced labor still lurks in the supply chains of major U.S. retailers
![Cotton and Loans: Bad Business in Uzbekistan Cotton and Loans: Bad Business in Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-07_14-38-32.jpg)
Cotton and Loans: Bad Business in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
A complaint against an IFC project sheds light on the opaque financial systems underlying Uzbekistan's cotton industry.
![Forced Labor Remains Endemic in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Forced Labor Remains Endemic in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-24_19-27-20.jpg)
Forced Labor Remains Endemic in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
The two countries were downgraded in the U.S. State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report.
![A Closer Look at Central Asia's Offshore Connections A Closer Look at Central Asia's Offshore Connections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-24_19-27-20.jpg)
A Closer Look at Central Asia's Offshore Connections
By Catherine Putz
IKEA's Turkmen cotton, the 6th anniversary of the 2nd Kyrgyz revolution, and a crash course on Central Asia; recommended links.
![Uzbekistan: White Gold, Dirty Business Uzbekistan: White Gold, Dirty Business](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-01_04-08-06.jpg)
Uzbekistan: White Gold, Dirty Business
By Catherine Putz
Forced labor and financial opacity are the greatest sins of Uzbekistan’s cotton industry.
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