cotton fields
Uzbeks Reportedly Forced to Glue Cotton Back Onto Bushes to Please Prime Minister
Pleasing visiting dignitaries is one thing, but undoing weeks of back-breaking work after a harvest that is regularly criticized for using forced labor is something else entirely.
Uzbekistan Is Forcing 'Volunteers' to Toil in Its Cotton Fields
Documents show that the world's fifth-largest cotton exporter is forcing students to sign contracts "volunteering" to work during the harvest season or face expulsion.
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