Cleaning up the cotton industry
The cotton industry is valued at $30 billion.Yet,the unsustainable & inequitable conditions of production continue. In Uzbekistan,children are taken from school to harvest the crop.They endure back breaking labour and minimum pay.The Aral Sea has seen drainage of 3/4 of its waters,one of the worst natural disasters which has affected communities.
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Started over 2 years ago by Maureen Murphy.
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Wal-Mart boycotts Uzbek cotton
Artilce in Financial Times, September 30 2008 by Jonathan Birchall in New York Wal...
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Why We Need to Clean up Cotton
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Sarah joined the campaign (at 19:04 on 09 October 2009).
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caroline peat added the event Cotton On - One day Conference: (at 08:04 on 29 April 2009).
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