Cotton

Child labor, Forced Labor, and Cotton and How They All Converged at the UN October 1st

Consumers love cotton. It’s soft, comfortable and natural. But cotton has a dark

Thu Nov 8 2018

Film Review: The True Cost — Film Explores the Hidden Price of Cheap Clothes

THE TRUE COST Released 2015 | Rating: PG-13 (thematic elements and disturbing images) Written and

Mon Nov 2 2015

What Will 2014 Hold for Those Trying to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Harvest?

For several years, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC), which the National Consumers League co-chairs

Tue Feb 4 2014

The CLC’s and Cotton Campaign’s Protest of the Use of Forced Child Labor and Adult Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

When you are a child labor activist, you spend a surprising amount of time sitting at your

Tue Mar 26 2013

New Report Grades Apparel Companies on Efforts to Combat Slavery

News from Free2Work and Not for Sale: We are pleased to announce the release of a report

Thu Nov 15 2012

Uzbekistan: U.S. Report Fails Child Labor Victims–Unwillingness to Impose Meaningful Consequences Allows Abuses to Continue

[The following is a press release from the Cotton Campaign regarding a letter to the State

Thu Jun 21 2012

Victoria’s Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton

By Cam Simpson – Dec 15, 2011 Bloomberg Markets Magazine Clarisse Kambire’s nightmare

Fri Dec 16 2011

Advocates Protest Uzbekistan’s Use of Forced Child Labor

It’s not every day that you get your message through to one of the world’s most notorious

Wed Sep 21 2011

World Bank Responds to Criticism on Uzbek Report

[From Eurasianet.org] by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights Uzbek

Sun Jan 9 2011

CLC members—the Ramsay Merriam Fund, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association—made this web site possible through their generous support.