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Schools

Acclaimed patternmaking academy, AICP, opens a campus in Uzbekistan

French know-how and fashion training, which is still expanding abroad, is being established in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The AICP (Académie Internationale de Coupe de Paris), the French school of excellence for patternmaking designers, opened a branch in this Central Asian country in early September due to a global focus on this new destination...

Oct 17, 2019

Business

Uzbekistan: no systematic child labour but still forced labour

While a World Bank report found that there was no systematic use of child labour during the 2015 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan, forced labour associated with the widespread organised recruitment of adults remains a concern. The World Bank published the findings of its Third Party Monitoring of the use of child and forced labor during the 2015...

Nov 25, 2015

Apparel

Tesco latest retailer to sign Uzbek Cotton Pledge

In view of the annual International Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair  in Tashkent to conclude today, international apparelbrands and retailers are taking action to prevent Uzbek cotton that has been harvested using child labor or forced labor from entering their supply chains. Tesco, the world's second largest retailer, is the latest multinational...

Oct 15, 2014