...Building on three years of work within the cotton sector, Ergon has undertaken a literature review looking at the social impacts of global cotton production. The review…provides a detailed picture of the information sources available on the ‘social impacts’ of cotton cultivation in ten major cotton-growing countries: China, India, USA, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Greece, Syria and Burkina Faso. ‘Social impacts’ include both ‘positive’ impacts relating to the role of cotton production in creating jobs and supporting livelihoods, and ‘negative’ impacts relating to illegal or unsustainable labour practices...[includes link to full literature review]