Adult forced labour in Uzbekistan cotton may grow
Tashkent may start to rely on coerced adults in cotton season as it strives to reduce child labour
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- Economy
- High value produce
- Resource intensive
- Proceeds do not benefit farmers
- State involvement
- Child labour and international criticism
- Efforts to improve
- Problems persist
- Pressure on adults
- Human rights defenders abused
- Russia and China
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