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SUMMARY:State-imposed forced labor in Turkmen cotton harvest and the risk of forced labor Turkmen cotton in global supply chains
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 18\, 2022\, as leading independent Turkmen human rights groups Turkmen.News and the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights\, launch a joint report exposing state-imposed forced labor during the 2021 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan. \nFindings of civil society monitoring show that in 2021\, once again\, the Turkmen government forced tens of thousands of public sector workers to pick cotton\, or – as alternatives – pay money or hire a replacement worker. Anyone unable to do this faced threats of lost wages and termination of employment. \nThe report also reveals trade routes through which forced labor Turkmen cotton enters the global markets\, underscoring the need for: \n1) robust human rights due diligence and corporate accountability legislation across jurisdictions to require companies to map and publicly disclose subsidiaries\, suppliers\, sub-suppliers and business partners across their supply chains; and \n2) robust enforcement of the existing forced labor import bans in the U.S. and Canada\, and the introduction of import control measures against forced labor products in the EU and other jurisdictions. \nOn this webinar\, we will discuss what governments and companies can do to increase the pressure on the government of Turkmenistan to reform its forced labor system and ensure that global supply chains are free of forced labor Turkmen cotton. \nThe webinar is scheduled for 90 minutes\, between 10:00-11:30 am ET and 16:00-17:30 pm CET. Russian to English interpretation will be provided. \nBackground information: \nTurkmen News and the Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights are members of the Cotton Campaign\, a global coalition working to end forced labor and promote decent work for cotton workers in Central Asia. \nhttps://www.cottoncampaign.org/turkmenistan
URL:https://www.freedomunited.org/event/state-imposed-forced-labor-in-turkmen-cotton-harvest-and-the-risk-of-forced-labor-turkmen-cotton-in-global-supply-chains/
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SUMMARY:Foul play? Current issues and solutions in sports trafficking
DESCRIPTION:‘Foul Play? Current Issues and Solutions in Sports Trafficking’ is part of the Commonwealth 8.7 Network’s Webinar Series. \nThe Commonwealth 8.7 Network offers a series of webinars for its members and external partners on various thematic and operational issues relevant to their work. \nThis webinar\, held in the lead up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games\, welcomes leading speakers from anti-trafficking organisations and sports trafficking prevention experts to share current trends and solutions to this issue. \nObjectives of this webinar include:\n– To understand current issues and trends in human trafficking in sport\n– To learn about the prevalence of trafficking around major sporting events\, and gain awareness of the people and groups who are most vulnerable\n– To understand how CSOs and the general public can effectively get involved in advocacy around this issue\n– To learn how policy makers can work towards solutions\n– To learn what organisers of major sporting events are doing to prevent and address this issue \nRegister now! We look forward to seeing you online.
URL:https://www.freedomunited.org/event/foul-play-current-issues-and-solutions-in-sports-trafficking/
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