Initial reports suggest that conditions on this year’s harvest may be more abusive than in years past…[L]ack of adequate protections for the health and safety and well-being of child laborers has already led to five reported fatalities…[C]hildren have perished from drowning in ponds and irrigation canals while trying to wash or clean dishes…A first grade girl was hit by a car and died while walking to the cotton fields without any adult supervision…Wal‐Mart...banned Uzbek cotton from its products and instructed its suppliers to comply...It joins...Levi Strauss, Tesco, Target and others...