"Open Budget" scandal: Pakhtachi medical chief forces employees to collect votes, insulting those who refuse

Ministry of Education condemns illegal involvement of teachers in cotton harvesting

Uzbekistan investigates forced labor claims in cotton harvest

School principal in Andijan fined for attracting teachers to forced labor

Teachers in Andijan engaged in forced labor, district administration justifies it as socially beneficial work

Khorezm farmer punished for attracting schoolchildren to rice harvesting 

“We abolished forced labor and achieved remarkable results in protecting human rights” – Shavkat Mirziyoyev

"The rule of cotton was a disaster written on the forehead of Uzbek people" - Shavkat Mirziyoyev

School principal fined for attracting teachers into forced labor

“Effectiveness of reforms in Uzbekistan requires tireless work and strong political will” – Cotton Campaign

Ministry of Labor confess state employees have been forced to collect votes for Open Budget

Saida Mirziyoyeva comments on the law providing for criminal liability for involving teachers in forced labor

Gov’t strengthens liability for involving pedagogues in forced labor 

“It is forbidden to assign teachers extra work beyond their main duties” – Presidential Administration

US Department of Labor awards $2 million grant to help improve labor conditions in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry