Uzbekistan: WILL UZBEKISTAN FINALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FORCED LABOR THROUGH MECHANIZATION
Isolated cases of forced labor point to deeper structural contradictions in how cotton production in Uzbekistan is still managed. Uzbekistan…
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Georgia: Chiatura protest leaders receive long prison sentences on violence charges
The Kutaisi City Court has sentenced four protesters from the mining town of Chiatura to multiple years in jail on…
Free Lee Cheuk-yan
Free Lee Cheuk-yan is an international campaign led by the global trade union movement, calling for the immediate and unconditional…
Belarus is not a “paradise” for workers: Special Rapporteur
New York (27 October 2025) – A UN expert today expressed concern about the human rights situation of workers in…
Air Samarkand faces difficulties paying staff salaries
Reports have surfaced that nearly 50 Russian nationals have not received salaries from Uzbekistan’s Air Samarkand airline for three months.…
ARBITRARY POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST FARMERS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH A SUSTAINABLE COTTON SECTOR
Azizjon Tojiboev and Gairatjon Khairullaev, successful and hardworking farmers from Rishton district of Fergana region, became victims of senseless and…
Trade union leaders Aliaksandr Yarashuk and Hennadz Fiadynich Released
On 11 September, 52 political prisoners were released in Belarus. Among them were two key figures of the independent trade…
Social protection plays a key role in countering climate change impact but countries most impacted by the climate crisis are the least prepared
Governments must do more to utilize universal social protection to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change and…
UZBEK FARMER: “I WOULD LIKE THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD.”
Many farmers are tired of injustice, but they are afraid to speak out. I don’t know what might happen to…
Casting a light on dependent contractors: a new statistical and increasingly important category
While dependent contractors have long existed as a group of workers, they have only been made visible in official statistics…