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A Russian banking scandal taints Uzbekistan’s cotton revolution - and leads back to Switzerland via the UK
Uzbekistan's cotton industry is plagued with forced labour. Privatisation schemes claim to help, but come with their own scandals.
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UK maintains preferential tariffs for Uzbek cotton despite endemic use of forced labour
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Uzbekistan seeks to privatise cotton industry plagued with forced labour and systematic rights abuses