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TAKE ACTION ON CHILD SLAVERY IN UZBEKISTAN

3/10/2010

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Straight from antislavery.org's website:
State-sponsored forced labour, particularly of children, underpins the cotton industry in Uzbekistan. Each year, schools are closed down for the duration of the cotton harvest and children, some as young as ten years old, are forced to pick cotton by hand for little or no pay. Children who refuse to work or fail to meet their targets are punished by beatings and can be threatened with expulsion from school. Human rights groups estimate that up to 200,000 children are involved each year.  READ MORE..

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  • ABOUT
    • BEAUTIFUL BEE PHOTOGRAPHY
    • Private Investigator
    • Photographer
    • My Latest Photos
    • HONESTLY
    • ON MOTORCYCLE
    • DELIVERING SCHOOL SUPPLIES
    • TO MY MOM
    • OLD BLOG >
      • CHILD WRITERS
      • WRITER
    • Old Blog 2
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  • FOR CHILDREN
  • BEES
    • Beach Wood
    • LADYBUGS
  • THE LIBERATOR
    • THE POISON PAPERS
  • HUMAN TRAFFICKING
    • DEATH BLOG
    • NOT FOR SALE
    • THE ARCHIVES
    • LOST GENERATION - A video
    • Straight From The Horse's Heart
  • ANIMAL RIGHTS & WELFARE
    • THE WHITE TIGER MYTH
    • BULLS SET ON FIRE
    • FOR ALL THE ANIMALS
    • MURDERED FOR IVORY
    • TRAFFICKING