![]() “The issue here is forced labor, plain and simple” said Steve Swerdlow, Central Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch. In 2011, Uzbekistan was the world’s fifth largest exporter of cotton. The authorities harassed local activists and journalists who tried to report on the issue. The move was apparently made to shift the burden away from younger children in response to public scrutiny and international pressure.įor the 2012 harvest, the Uzbek government forced over a million of its own citizens, children and adults – including its teachers, doctors, and nurses – to harvest cotton in abusive conditions on threat of punishment, Human Rights Watch found. (Berlin) – Uzbek authorities have increased the use of forced labor by adults and older children in the cotton sector during the past year, Human Rights Watch said today. ![]()
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