Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee

Recommendation 13

13 Not Addressed Paragraph: 52

Implement recommendations to address forced labour in Turkmenistan's cotton supply chains

Recommendation
We recommend, once more, that the Government implements the recommendations made in the Committee’s report Never Again: The UK’s Responsibility to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond, to focus on supply chains that might be facilitating forced labour in the cotton fields of Turkmenistan. Lessons should be learnt and applied from initiatives that have brought about reforms on cotton picking in Uzbekistan.
Government Response Summary
The government restates the committee's recommendation regarding supply chains that might be facilitating forced labour in the cotton fields of Turkmenistan.
Paragraph Reference: 52
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government Not Addressed
We recommend, once more, that the Government implements the recommendations made in the Committee’s report Never Again: The UK’s Responsibility to Act on Atrocities in Xinjiang and Beyond, to focus on supply chains that might be facilitating forced labour in the cotton fields of Turkmenistan. Lessons should be learnt and applied from initiatives that have brought about reforms on cotton picking in Uzbekistan.