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Uzbekistan forces more adults into 2014 cotton harvest

2014-11-17 13:15:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The Uzbekistan government has continued to use "systematic, mass forced labour" in this year's cotton harvest, campaigners say, claiming more adults had to work against their will to make up for a reduction in the number of children in the fields.

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Uzbekistan forces more adults into 2014 cotton harvest

2014-11-17 13:15:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The Uzbekistan government has continued to use "systematic, mass forced labour" in this year's cotton harvest, campaigners say, claiming more adults had to work against their will to make up for a reduction in the number of children in the fields.

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China extends cotton subsidies to more growing regions

2014-11-14 15:11:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Further details have emerged on China's cotton policy reforms, with direct subsidies for farmers being extended to nine new growing regions.

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India urges increase in raw cotton procurement

2014-11-13 13:02:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Faced with a record cotton harvest but falling global prices, the Indian Government has asked a state-run agency to step up its support for local cotton producers by buying more raw cotton.

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H&M disputes Ethiopia cotton land-grabbing claims

2014-11-12 14:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz has instructed its suppliers to ensure they do not use cotton from the Omo Valley region of Ethiopia, where there is an increased risk of land-grabbing - but admits it but cannot provide an absolute guarantee.

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