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Uzbek Cotton Multi-Stakeholder Meeting - Brussels
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM...
On 7 April 2010, the Responsible Sourcing Network (a new project of As You Sow) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, in partnership with Anti-Slavery International and Calvert Investments, will convene a meeting in Brussels to address forced child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector. The meeting will bring together brands, retailers, civil society organizations, investors, trade unions, industry associations and others, to discuss how stakeholders can work together to end the practice of forced child labour in Uzbek cotton fields. [includes representatives of Gap, Carrefour]