Uzbekistan used to rely on child labor when it came to the country's main agricultural product: cotton. For decades, international organizations put pressure on the country to stop forcing children to pick cotton. In the meantime, Uzbekistan's government introduced penalties for child labor. And: it's worked! The Cotton Campaign announced it has ended its call for a global boycott of Uzbek cotton.
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This month, the Cotton Campaign announced it has ended its call for a global boycott of Uzbek cotton.
Birgit Wetzel sent this report from Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, which is presented by Anke Rasper.