On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 at 10:37, Joanna Ewart-James, Freedom United <
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What an eventful few weeks. Years of campaigning and the Uzbek government--
has now acknowledged it’s hearing our voice!
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Dear Apgs,
*What an eventful few weeks.* Years of campaigning and *the Uzbek
government, which runs the world’s largest state-sponsored forced labor
system, has now acknowledged it’s hearing our voice!*[1]
*Our campaign calls on the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, to suspend
loans to Uzbekistan.*
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And on September 20, *Jim Yong Kim raised forced labor in his meeting
with the President* of Uzbekistan,[2] who had just addressed forced labor
for the first time on the international stage. The following day, the Uzbek
Prime Minister said he was *halting the mobilization of students,
teachers and healthcare workers “forever”.*[3]
Immediately following his announcement, the *Uzbek government recalled
students and some workers from forced labor in the cotton fields* where
the harvest is underway, however despite the statement, our partners have
gathered evidence showing others remained.[4]
It is not yet clear how significant this shift in policy is for citizens
of Uzbekistan. Whilst there are positive signs, it is certainly not ended
yet. Reports continue to show the forced labor system is intact. *A
district head died last week after being publicly berated for a poor cotton
harvest.*[5] Meanwhile *World Bank loans continue to support the cotton
industry* through the International Finance Corporation, its private
sector lending arm.
*Tell the World Bank President to suspend loans!*
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Freedom United supporters have taken part in *many actions*
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to bring an end to this system.
- *We delivered 107,342 signatures to Daewoo in South Korea* calling
for a stop to its cotton processing operations in Uzbekistan.
- In 2015, we launched our first campaign targeting the World Bank.
- That December, we took the campaign to their headquarters in
Washington D.C. projecting images and video from the fields onto the
building.
- Then in *March 2016, we handed in 136,109 signatures to the World
Bank President.*
Sometimes progress feels too slow and our impact questionable. But when
the government starts saying the right things, against all the odds, *we
know that by acting together, we then have the power to make change happen!*
* Let’s keep going and make sure words lead to action.
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In solidarity,
Joanna and Miriam with everyone at Freedom United
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[1]
http://podrobno.uz/cat/obchestvo/predstaviteli-cotton-campaign-mogut-prinyat-uchastie-v-mezhdunarodnoy-khlopkovoy-yarmarke-v-tashkent/
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[2]
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2017/09/20/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-discusses-reforms-with-president-of-uzbekistan-shavkat-mirziyoyev
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[3]
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/2017/10/world-bank-approves-uzbekistan-cotton-project-despite-forced-labour-concerns/
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[4]
https://www.freedomunited.org/news/abuse-on-cotton-fields-persists-despite-change-in-uzbek-policy/
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[5]
https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-bad-cotton-harvest-official-died-after-being-disgraced/28782582.html
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