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1. Auf dieses Symbol klicken um neues Fotos einzufügen

2. Folie wieder zurücksetzen

3. ggfs. mit „Zuschneiden“ den Ausschnitt verändern

Sustainable Cotton and Textile Supply Chain Uzbekistan – Challenges and OpportunitiesGIZ Project “Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy in Uzbekistan”

WTO Roundtable, 03.11.2021

Gina Burgard, Project Manager

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GIZ Global Programme –‘Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains’

Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy in Uzbekistan03.11.2021Page 2

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Commissioner:

Duration:

04/2019 - 03/2024

Objective:

Increasing sustainability in the cotton supply chain in

Uzbekistan by:

▪ Promoting sustainable farming methods

▪ Strengthening sustainable capacities for local value addition

▪ Fostering global knowledge exchange

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation

and Development (BMZ)

03.11.2021 Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy in Uzbekistan

Important Partners:

Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Textile Association "UzTextileprom"

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GIZ Cotton Project in Uzbekistan –‘Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy’

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Perspectives: What defines the supply chain from Uzbekistan?

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▪ Historical context

▪ Geographical environment

▪ Political context

▪ Social, economic and demographic context

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Challenges: Sustainability in the Cotton Economy in Uzbekistan

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Child and Forced Labour

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The cotton Pledge is more than 10 years old... with clear

consequences and impact on Uzbekistan

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2010: U.S. adds Uzbek cotton to list of child-labor products

2011: 60 fashion brands join Uzbek cotton pledge

2014: U.S. Says Uzbek child labor for cotton persists

2015: ILO says 14% ofUzbek cotton pickers areforced

2016: Reform-minded Shavkat Mirziyoyev names President

2018: 250 companies in Uzbek cotton pledge

March 2019: U.S removes Uzbek cotton from list of child-labor productsApril 2019: ILO says 6.8% of Uzbek cotton pickers forced in 2018 harvest

2012: Uzbek government reiterates ban on child labor for cotton

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, ILO, Responsible Sourcing Network (Data compiled Nov. 21, 2019)

2007: Tesco is one of the first retailers to reject Uzbek cotton

Uzbek cotton exports (2007-2018) in million of 480-pound bales

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Child and Forced Labour

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Source: ILO 2020

▪ For many years state-organised child

and forced labour

▪ ILO: Systematic child labour is no

longer used

▪ Systematic forced labour did not

occur during the 2020 cotton harvest

▪ 60 percent of pickers said that the

2020 cotton harvest was their only

source of cash income

▪ 64.6 percent of pickers were women

and 35.4 percent were men

2020 third-party monitoring of child labour and forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

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Water Scarcity

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Production

Processing

Export

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Project Areas –Increasing the economic, social and ecological sustainability

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Promotion of and Trainings on sustainable cotton production

▪ Support of the ILO Third-Party Monitoring of the cotton harvest

▪ Technical trainings, e.g. efficient irrigation technologies, water management, use of beneficial insects and artificial intelligence to reduce pesticide use

▪ Trainings on organic cotton production

▪ Trainings on principles Better Cotton Standard System and close cooperation with the Better Cotton Initiative to facilitate a new Country Start-up Program in Uzbekistan

Sustainable Cotton Production –Promoting new farming systems

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Production

Processing

Export

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Training managers and experts on CSR principles and international standards

▪ Occupational Health and Safety

▪ Workers Rights and Grievance Mechanisms

▪ Strengthening implementation of ILO

Promoting international sustainability certifications / standards like

Sustainable Processing –Promoting decent Work in Textile Factories

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Production

Processing

Export

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Export and integration into international markets

▪ Systematically assessing and analysing the supply chain to identify risks and bottle necks

▪ Support private sector with risk assessments, information on the ground

▪ Build networks between Uzbek political partners, German and International political partners as well as private sector companies

▪ Strengthen demand and supply for more sustainable cotton and textile products from Uzbekistan -> market can drive long-term sustainability

Export –Strengthening Supply and Demand for sustainable products

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Farm Trader Yarn Fabric Garment Brand Retailer

Production

Processing

Export

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Next Steps –How to promote a sustainable supply chain?

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Production Processing Export

Traceability of responsibly cultivated and harvested cotton

Fostering the demand for sustainable

cotton products from UzbekistanGrievance Mechanisms

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Felix Ruhland

Manager Global Project

GIZ Germany

Contacts

Sustainability and Value Added in the Cotton Economy in Uzbekistan

Project Team, Uzbekistan Global Project, Germany

Oydin Sattarov

National Coordinator

GIZ Uzbekistan

[email protected]

+998 93 388 89 23

Joanna Möst

Junior Advisor

GIZ Uzbekistan

[email protected]

+998 93 399 48 08

Gina Burgard

Project Manager

GIZ Uzbekistan

[email protected]

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