Cotton picker with a leaflet informing her about her rights 2016 © UGF

Teachers and doctors in Buka are harvesting cotton

Elena Urlaeva went to the Buka district in the Tashkent region…

Parents who refuse to pay for cotton harvest must pick cotton on their own

“Parents of kids studying at schools in the Asaka district…

“If you don’t pick cotton, you will be expelled from the university”

A disabled student from Tashkent is being forced to pick cotton.…

Educational Institutions in Gulistan (Syrdarya region) mobilized to Harvest Cotton

In the town of Gulistan (Syrdarya region), there are about 16…

Pregnant women suffered a miscarriage on the cotton fields

This piece of information was sent to us by one of the cotton…

“People come back home after having picked cotton and have no electricity”

The following message was received from one of the numerous people…
Living conditions at the cotton fields © UGF

Half of the employees of the veterinary hospital in Namangan sent to harvest cotton

Exactly half of the 47 employees of the veterinary hospital in…

Makhalla administration forces mothers of infant to pick cotton

Mothers receiving child benefits from the state are also forced…

Management staff demands up to 150 $ for exempting people from the harvest

With the beginning of the seasonal cotton harvest in Uzbekistan,…

Kindergarten teacher fired for non-participation in the cotton harvest

In the Kattakurgan District of the Samarkand region, a kindergarten…