Cotton Initiatives: Videos and Webinars
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The Government of Turkmenistan again forced tens of thousands of its citizens to pick cotton or pay for replacement pickers last year, similar to prior years. Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN) hosted a webinar on May 20, 2020 focusing on the latest research and observations from the 2019 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan. Download Webinar Slides
Findings on the 2018 Cotton Harvests in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Responsible Sourcing Network and its partners review the recent cotton harvest, focusing on any improvements as well as incidences of forced labor in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
2017 Harvest and Cotton Campaign Updates
Original air date February 27, 2018. Join us for a webinar reviewing the labor conditions of the 2017 cotton harvests in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. We will hear from human rights defenders from the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights and Alternative Turkmenistan News about their observations during the 2017 harvests in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.