Karimov's Uzbek slavery

[Carlt]

This is unbelievable, but in Uzbekistan doctors, teachers and students are forced to collect cotton and they couldn't come back until they finish it! It was reported that some patients already died because they couldn't receive professional medical aid, lessons in schools were cancelled because there are no teachers and institutions of higher education are also empty because Karimov turned the whole country into his personal slavery and ordered to collect cotton. Everyone who rejects is blacklisted and in Uzbekistan they have no future... And civilized democratic world must act to stop Karimov's relentless savagery and oppression of poor people! We have to help the people of Uzbekistan to recover their constitutional rights and freedoms that Karimov took away from them!

 

[mememe]

This is unbelievable, but in Uzbekistan doctors, teachers and students are forced to collect cotton and they couldn't come back until they finish it! It was reported that some patients already died because they couldn't receive professional medical aid, lessons in schools were cancelled because there are no teachers and institutions of higher education are also empty because Karimov turned the whole country into his personal slavery and ordered to collect cotton. Everyone who rejects is blacklisted and in Uzbekistan they have no future... And civilized democratic world must act to stop Karimov's relentless savagery and oppression of poor people! We have to help the people of Uzbekistan to recover their constitutional rights and freedoms that Karimov took away from them!

Correct me if I am wrong, but Uzbekistan became what you described precisely thanks to "civilised democratic world" destroying the Soviet Union of which Uzbekistan was part of, and turning it into a slave country!

Don't you think that appealing to the very architects of the current disaster to stop the very system they encouraged is kind of naive?

 

[waltky]

Hewlett-Packard & NXP win first 'Stop Slavery' award...

Two Tech Companies Win First ‘Stop Slavery Award’ After Workforce Scrutiny
November 30, 2016 — Two multi-national tech companies previously questioned over labor and workforce conditions won a new global award Wednesday for turning the spotlight onto their own supply chains to eradicate modern day slavery from their operations.

The inaugural Thomson Reuters Foundation Stop Slavery Award was conferred on U.S. technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NXP Semiconductors, the world's largest chip supplier to the automotive industry. The award, designed by Turner Prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor, aims to recognize businesses that submit their labor practices to scrutiny and excel in efforts to investigate human rights abuses and clean up their supply chain.

An exterior view of Hewlett Packard Co.'s headquarters in Palo Alto, California​

The winners were chosen from a short list of 10 companies employing thousands of people in sectors ranging from electronics to retail to mining and included Apple, Tesco and global seafood producer Thai Union. "As some of the biggest companies in the world, we have a particular responsibility to eradicate forced labor from our supply chains," Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitlam said in a video message as the award was announced at Trust Women, an annual trafficking and women's rights conference. "I believe we need a combination of teamwork between individual corporations, governments, investors and other stakeholders to tackle the root causes of forced labor. Together I know we can." The award to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for transparency and response to challenge, recognized the company's commitment to seek expert input to scrutinize its supply chains and to share this information.

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In 2011 Hewlett Packard, which has a workforce of about 315,000, recognized a growing risk for forced labor among foreign migrant workers, particularly in Southeast Asia, so hosted a series of anti-trafficking workshops with suppliers and labor agencies in the region. Organizers of the award said it was interesting that all of the short-listed companies had received media attention highlighting modern slavery risks related to their business operations or supply chains. The short list was selected after companies completed a detailed questionnaire, designed in partnership with human rights specialists at multi-national law firm Baker & McKenzie, giving significant detail of their operations. An independent specialist assessed the company submissions on the strength of anti-trafficking policies already in place, as well as their ability to identify and respond to problems.

A man works on a tent for NXP Semiconductors in preparation for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada​

Judges chose Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors, which employs 45,000 people in 35 countries, to win the award for policy and implementation, largely due to its robust internal practices and programs. NXP's Chief Executive Richard Clemmer said the company's anti-slavery work began five years ago when a customer helped uncover evidence that recruitment companies were charging fees or holding families hostage for money to secure jobs at NXP. "These were issues different to what the term 'slavery' usually means to people but we were able to eradicate it," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The company established an accountability system, which requires its board of directors and CEO to sign off on all human trafficking policies and activities and this is backed up by global training protocols. It also identifies vulnerable worker populations and conducts targeted training. In 2016, they retrained over 300 suppliers in Malaysia. "This is the way we ensure we are good global citizens and that anyone we do business with follows the same high standards that we do," Clemmer said. "We have a complete team that goes out to audit and train procurement organizations to establish the right principles and processes with suppliers. We train so that working conditions are safe and healthy."

Two Tech Companies Win First ‘Stop Slavery Award’ After Workforce Scrutiny