Kyrgyzstan: Increased Interference in Trade Union Activities
Kyrgyz authorities have increased their scrutiny of trade union members of the federation over the last year. In October 2019,…
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China’s ‘tainted’ cotton
China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard, manual labour in the vast cotton fields…
Eliminating Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector – A Work Still in Progress
Uzbekistan has made enormous progress in eliminating forced labor, but has yet to fully eradicate it. After 10 years of…
Turkmenistan: Man Gets Four-Year Prison Term for Reposting Photo of WHO Delegation
On September 15, Nurgeldi Halykov was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by Bagtyyarlyk district court in Ashgabat. The 26-year-old had…
Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19
This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends…