Herausgeber: Environmental Justice Foundation and Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights, in collaboration with Anti-Slavery International, 2010
Schlagwörter: Kinderarbeit, Zwangsarbeit, Usbekistan, Menschenrechte
Kurzbeschreibung:
Cotton production in the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan remains one of the most exploitative enterprises in the world. The Government of Uzbekistan routinely compels hundreds of thousands of children as labourers in the country’s annual cotton harvest. Some analysts suggest between 1 and 2million school-age children are forced to pick cotton.
Children as young as 6 years old – but mostly aged 11and up – can be dispatched to the cotton fields for two months each year, missing out on their education and jeopardizing their future prospects.
Cotton picking is arduous labour, with each child ascribed a daily cotton quota of several dozen kilos that they must fulfill. They may face threats or physical abuse if they fail to pick their quota.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Umfang: 21 Seiten
Sprache: Englisch
Zielgruppe: Erwachsene
Bezug: PDF zum Download bei der Cottoncampaign.org
