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Pandora Papers dredge up Telias Uzbek scandal
2021-10-05 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Telia’s Uzbekistani saga dates back over a decade to a time when the company was looking expand its influence throughout Central Asia. In 2009, the Swedish telecoms firm was looking to enter Uzbekistan for the first time, but acquiring a licence proved challenging. Now, the newly released Pandora Papers reveal the key role that Mohamed Amersi played in securing the operating licence, primarily through arranging a $220 million payment to a Gulnara Karimova…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Uzbek government seeks end to cotton boycott
2020-04-16 14:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Uzbekistan is urging a coalition of human rights groups to end their boycott of cotton and textiles sourced from the country to allow it to grow exports and recover amid the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
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Child and forced labour falls in Uzbek cotton fields
2020-02-06 18:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The International Labour Organization (ILO) claims the systematic and systemic use of child labour and forced labour in Uzbekistan's cotton industry has come to an end.
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UK faces legal action over Uzbek cotton imports
2019-10-25 16:54:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Legal action has been filed against the UK government by two human rights groups to try and stop imports of cotton harvested with forced labour from Uzbekistan.
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Challenges remain in eradicating forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields
2019-04-08 16:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Systemic forced labor persisted in Uzbekistan's 2018 cotton harvest despite progress on the government's commitment to end it and significant headway in the reform process, a new report claims.
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