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USDepartmentofLabor · Dec 1, 2022 · 682cfe5 · 682cfe5
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diff --git a/Child Labor/countries_2016.xml b/Child Labor/countries_2016.xml
@@ -34364,14 +34364,6 @@ accelerate-progress-against-child-labor-catalyst</Link>
     <Advancement_Level>Significant Advancement</Advancement_Level>
     <Description>In 2021, Uzbekistan made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government passed legislation which amended their law on commercial sexual exploitation of children to bring it into full compliance with international standards. The government amended the Code of Administrative Liability and the Criminal Code to increase punishments for forced labor and child labor, including its worst forms, and to create criminal liability for individuals who commit child labor violations. The government also undertook a survey to assess allegations of child labor in the silk industry and signed a new Decent Work Country Program for 2021–2025. Additionally, the government continued to raise awareness and enforce prohibitions against the use of child labor and forced labor in the cotton harvest. Research indicates that the use of forced labor in the cotton harvest has been eliminated outside of isolated incidents, largely as a result of government efforts to implement and enforce forced labor prohibitions. However, children in Uzbekistan are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, sometimes as a result of human trafficking. Children also engage in child labor in agriculture and public works. While the Government of Uzbekistan has made strong progress in addressing labor issues in the cotton harvest, there continue to be impediments to the operation of NGOs in addressing broader labor concerns. Human rights NGOs and civil society organizations, including those working on forced and child labor issues, are frequently denied official registration for bureaucratic reasons, sometimes for failing to meet registration requirements that had not been publicly specified.</Description>
     <Goods>
-      <Good>
-        <Good_Name>Cotton</Good_Name>
-        <Child_Labor>No</Child_Labor>
-        <Forced_Labor>Yes</Forced_Labor>
-        <Forced_Child_Labor>No</Forced_Child_Labor>
-        <Derived_Labor_Exploitation>No</Derived_Labor_Exploitation>
-        <Derived_Country>No</Derived_Country>
-      </Good>
       <Good>
         <Good_Name>Silk Cocoons</Good_Name>
         <Child_Labor>No</Child_Labor>

diff --git a/Child Labor/goods_2016.xml b/Child Labor/goods_2016.xml
@@ -1512,15 +1512,6 @@
         <Derived_Labor_Exploitation>No</Derived_Labor_Exploitation>
         <Derived_Country>No</Derived_Country>
       </Country>
-      <Country>
-        <Country_Name>Uzbekistan</Country_Name>
-        <Country_Region>Indo-Pacific</Country_Region>
-        <Child_Labor>No</Child_Labor>
-        <Forced_Labor>Yes</Forced_Labor>
-        <Forced_Child_Labor>No</Forced_Child_Labor>
-        <Derived_Labor_Exploitation>No</Derived_Labor_Exploitation>
-        <Derived_Country>No</Derived_Country>
-      </Country>
       <Country>
         <Country_Name>Zambia</Country_Name>
         <Country_Region>Sub-Saharan Africa</Country_Region>