Forced Labor Allegations Persist in Turkmenistan as Farmers Fined for Harvesting Cotton

Despite the completion of cotton harvesting in Bereket district, authorities continue to demand farmers and budget employees collect remaining cotton. Renters tending livestock on harvested fields are being fined, according to reports from Balkan province. Experts suggest this forced labor is combined with falsifications in cotton markets and deception of the president by local officials.

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