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Turkmen Cotton Harvest Still Relies on Forced Labor – 2018 Campaign Review
This report looks in detail at the 2018 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan and sums up suggestions from farmers on how to end the problem of forced labor once and for all. дальше »
2019-1-31 13:11 | |
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Soldiers finish cotton harvest in Turkmenistan
Conscripts were sent to pick cotton in several districts in the southeast Mary region at the end of November. They wore military uniform and travelled to the fields in army Ural and Kamaz trucks. дальше »
2018-12-5 19:34 | |
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Turkmenistan: Dentists in Mary Forced to Pick Cotton
Every day dentists, assistants and support staff at the Mary Сity Dental Сenter – five people in all – are forced to work in the cotton fields. The list of employees sent to pick cotton is updated weekly and displayed at the Center reception, located on Gowshut Khan street. дальше »
2018-11-20 21:47 | |
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Cotton pickers struggle with low pay, poor crop in southern Turkmenistan
Night-time temperatures already fell below zero in the first 10 days of November. It’s cold during the day too, but people are still being sent from the cities to the cotton fields. This will continue until the capital gives the go-ahead for the end of the cotton season. дальше »
2018-11-16 21:41 | |
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Forced labor remains the norm in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields
Instead of changing this long running practice in order to ease the pressure and criticism from the international community, the government of Turkmenistan is carrying on as it always does – using threats and blackmail to force people from different professions to take part in the cotton campaign. дальше »
2018-11-10 19:37 | |
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Teachers in Turkmenistan forced to pick cotton during fall break
Governor Tangryguly Atakhallyev treats local employees, directors of administrations and departments, like dirt. He insists that they are in the cotton fields day and night and get cotton out of nowhere. But what can they do if there’s no cotton? дальше »
2018-10-30 16:41 | |
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Turkmenistan’s cotton harvest campaign continues despite stillborn crop
In Turkmenistan, it is half-way through the cotton harvesting season. Despite the crop failure and empty cotton fields, local government officials hold daily meetings with chiefs of institutions and demand more people in the fields and more cotton to meet the state plan. дальше »
2018-10-11 12:18 | |
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Turkmenistan: Bus Crash Injures Dozens of Cotton Pickers
Dozens of people have been injured in a bus accident. The crash occurred on August 31st in the eastern city of Turkmenabat. The roughly 40 people on board were kindergarten and secondary school staff traveling to pick cotton. дальше »
2018-9-5 00:47 | |
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U.S. Customs Halts Imports of Forced Labor Cotton and Cotton Goods from Turkmenistan
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO), formally banning the importation of “all Turkmenistan cotton or products produced in whole or in part with Turkmenistan cotton.” дальше »
2018-5-24 22:47 | |
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Turkmenistan: 2017 Findings of Forced Labor Monitoring during Cotton Harvesting
People were happy to work where they could receive a pay of 0.2 manat per kilogram of cotton, and where they were treated respectfully. However, such conditions were rare. The only way for public servants and replacement workers to protest the conditions of forced labor was to pick less. дальше »
2018-2-1 14:31 | |
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IKEA Bans Turkmen Cotton from its Products
We want to see more concrete development examples of the decent work agenda in the entire cotton industry, in addition to an increase in transparency and openness of monitoring working conditions by independent international and local civil society organizations. дальше »
2017-10-3 00:15 | |
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Turkmenistan kicks off mobilization of civil servants for cotton season
Nothing changed from the past years: we carried special clothing, aprons and a packed lunch. Our salary is maintained during the harvest. The only difference with previous years was the fee they gave us for the collection. дальше »
2017-8-27 13:48 | |
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“They bring people to cotton fields in the back of a truck, like sheep for sale”
The Farab district is a backward area that is often criticized by regional authorities and the government, and therefore the local administration head Hasan Metkuliev is prepared to overlook any kind of offences and violations of human rights, only to be able to report well on the cotton harvesting targets. дальше »
2016-10-14 11:56 | |
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U.S. takes strong stand against forced labor in cotton
The Uzbek and Turkmen governments both funnel hundreds of millions of dollars from annual cotton sales, by conservative estimates, into non-transparent, unaccountable funds only accessible to government elite. дальше »
2016-7-1 20:33 | |
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U.S. Customs Called on to Halt Imports of Forced Labor-made Cotton Goods from Turkmenistan
Alternative Turkmenistan News (ATN) and International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), partners in the Cotton Campaign, today filed a formal complaint against the importation of cotton goods from Turkmenistan, all of which are made with forced labor. дальше »
2016-4-8 23:30 | |
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H&M Bans Cotton from Turkmenistan
"H&M under no circumstances accepts underage workers and/or forced labor being used anywhere in our value chain, including in cotton cultivation. Unfortunately this is sometimes the case in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and H&M does therefore not accept conventional cotton from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan or Syria in our products,” the statement says. дальше »
2016-2-19 20:18 | |
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