Petition the World Back to Suspend Loans to the Uzbek Cotton Industry
The World Bank lends money to developing countries like Uzbekistan. However, the country's cotton industry relies on forced labor.
Istiqbolli Avlod (Future Generation)
http://ia.uz/Volunteer Opportunities: Yes
History
Since 2003, Istiqbolli Avlod has been working in eight regions in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Main activities include combating human trafficking, preventing HIV/AIDS and assisting in improving women’s position in society.
Mission
Assisting in improving citizens' quality of life as well as the protection of their rights and interest by implementing informational, social, socioeconomic, educational and health-improving programs
- Contact Information:
- St. Katta Mirobod, 4th Passage, House 22, Mirabad District
- Tashkent, Tashkent
- Uzbekistan
- Active In: Uzbekistan
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Aftercare, Prosecution
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor
- Tel: +998 (8) 71 254-1287, +998 (8) 71 143-9494
- Email: iatashkent2014@gmail.com
Related Resources:
Related Organizations:
Related Blog Posts:
Trafficker Prevention
Why do people end up trafficking others, and what is being done to stop people from being traffickers?
Why it is Important to Celebrate the 13th Amendment
The thirteenth amendment is a step on the journey to ending enslavement. It was only part of the portrait.