World Bank funds linked to forced labour in Uzbekistan
Report by human rights groups says Bank-funded projects in the country’s cotton industry are using child and forced labour. The…
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Uzbekistan: Forced Labor Linked to World Bank. Systematic Violations Underpin Country’s Cotton Sector
(Brussels) – The World Bank is funding half a billion dollars in agricultural projects linked to forced and child labor…
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan remain in the lowest possible ranking in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan remain in the lowest possible ranking in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report (Washington, DC) — Today…
IndustriALL takes workers’ and union rights to the International Labour Conference
After two weeks full of intense activity and meetings the International Labour Conference ended in Geneva on 17 June
Uzbekistan: The Hard Labor Behind Soft Silk
As has always happened at the end of every May, Nasiba Barkasheva’s home burst with frenetic activity as the silkworm…
Human Rights Defender Nuraddin Jumaniyazov dies in detention
After six months it has become known that Nuraddin Jumaniyozov (68), who planned to set up a trade union for…
Kazakhstan is in the top 10 worst countries for workers’ rights
The latest ranking of workers’ rights includes the global top ten, of which no country in 2017 should want to…
Kazakhstan: a showcase for shrinking civic space
The Nazarbayev regime is using informal and formal methods to squeeze out NGOs, independent media and trade unions. Western governments…
Kazakhstan: Union Leader Gets 2-Year Jail Sentence
A labour union leader in Kazakhstan who helped mobilize oil workers into defending their right to independent union representation has…
Kazakhstan Jails Union Leader For Two Years
A court in Kazakhstan has sentenced labor union leader Amin Eleusinov to two years in prison. The court handed down…