State-Led Forced Labor during the Long 2015 Cotton Harvest

The 2015 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan began in late August and did not end until well after the Turkmen government announced "a remarkable well-earned victory".

This report details how the experience of the Turkmen people was the exact opposite, outlining how the government actually forced more citizens to pick cotton and intensified enforcement of harvest quotas in response to a late and low-yield harvest.

State-Led Forced Labor during the Long 2015 Cotton Harvest