In a multimedia series, The Guardian becomes the latest British institution to confront — and apologize for — its role in the slave trade.
Tag: Cotton
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Congress Spotlights Forced Labor Concerns With Chinese Shopping Sites Shein and Temu
A congressional investigation into Temu and Shein offered new insight into services that are delivering a deluge of cheap and little-regulated products.
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How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”
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Battered by Floods and Trapped in Debt, Pakistani Farmers Struggle to Survive
The recent flooding has plunged small farmers in sharecropping arrangements further into debt with their landlords — a cycle that has worsened as extreme weather events become increasingly common.
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Pakistan Suffers Record Flooding, Turning Villages Into Islands
The flooding has submerged vast areas, and residents still urgently await aid. Pakistani officials warn that it may take three to six months for the water to recede.