Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. © David Stanley 2022
    Forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton industry – a hard nut to crack

  2. ILO optimistic about reforms in Uzbekistan

    Voice of America interviews Jonas Astrup, the ILO's chief technical advisor in Tashkent on how the ILO is helping to tackle forced labor in the Uzbekistan.

  3. © David Stanley 2022
    ILO continues rigorous monitoring of Uzbekistan cotton harvest

    A statement in response to a report by Lasslett and Gstrein on the monitoring of Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest.

  4. © Carsten ten Brink 2022
    ILO reports important progress on child labour and forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields

    Monitoring team finds strong political will from central government to end fundamental labour rights’ violations during the 2017 cotton harvest: Child labour is no longer an issue, while forced labour is being systematically addressed.

  5. Third-party monitoring of measures against child labour and forced labour during the 2017 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

    This report has been prepared by the International Labour Office pursuant to an agreement between the ILO and the World Bank to carry out third-party monitoring of the World Bank-financed projects in agriculture, water and education sectors in Uzbekistan. Third party monitoring was undertaken and reported on also in 2015 and 2016. The ILO is grateful for the cooperation of the tripartite constituents of Uzbekistan in the monitoring and assessment process. The ILO has tried to reflect the constructive comments and input received from national governmental and non-governmental organizations, including civil society representatives, throughout the process. In line with the request of its partners in Uzbekistan the report contains a number of concrete suggestions for further opportunities, including cooperation involving the ILO and the World Bank. The ILO alone is responsible for the conclusions in this report.

  6. © Peretz Partensky 2022
    Uzbekistan ends systematic use of child labour and takes measures to end forced labour

    An ILO team monitoring the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has found that child labour is no longer systematically used and that measures are being taken to end the use of forced labour. These conclusions were discussed at a roundtable in Tashkent.

  7. 5 ways governments can support agriculture insurance

    Agricultural insurance can play an important role in securing farmers’ livelihoods and boosting the efficiency of the agricultural sector, but access to agricultural insurance remains low.

  8. Recruitment practices and seasonal employment in agriculture in Uzbekistan 2014-15

    This ILO survey Report paints a qualitative and quantitative picture of the recruitment experience of adults picking cotton in Uzbekistan.

  9. Recruitment practices and seasonal employment in agriculture in Uzbekistan 2014-15 - Executive summary of ILO survey

    This is the Executive Summary of the ILO report on the results of primary research carried out by the ILO regarding the recruitment and seasonal work of adults aged 18-50 years old in Uzbek cotton cultivation in 2014 and 2015. The report aims to provide a deeper understanding of practices regarding the recruitment of seasonal labour in Uzbek cotton cultivation, including a framework for measuring the risk of forced labour in this specific context. The full report will be available soon.

  10. © Carsten ten Brink 2022
    ILO monitoring of the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan