It asked them to conduct independent monitoring of all projects that support to the silk industry in Uzbekistan to ensure compliance with international labor rights standards and support Uzbek farmers to organize trade unions, rural credit unions, and private sales and marketing networks.
In a damning report, the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights has said that the Uzbek government instead of using cocoon cultivation as a development strategy or means of poverty alleviation, exploits the most vulnerable sectors of the population, such as farmers, teachers, and rural residents dependent on social welfare payments, and forces them to#
The Forum also addressed international companies that buy or use silk produced in Uzbekistan, recommending that they take steps to eradicate silk produced by forced labor from all supply chains.
It recommended that they provide country-of-origin and other production information to consumers and conduct independent monitoring of silk suppliers. (SH)
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