Uzbek Cotton Industry Greets End of 13-Year Global Boycott
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Uzbek cotton farmers are celebrating the lifting of a 13-year-old international boycott of their product following a finding that the cautiously reform-minded government is no longer using organized forced labor to harvest the economically vital crop. The decision will open the door to long-closed markets for one of the world’s biggest cotton … Read more