Uzbekistan addresses forced labour in state-run cotton industry
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Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN For a decade, hundreds of Western firms have boycotted cotton from one of the world's largest producers, Uzbekistan. That's because the country is accused of using one of the largest state-orchestrated systems of forced labour to exploit the crop. But recently, the government has changed some of its labour policies. We take a closer look. Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en