Anti-Slavery International and Environmental Justice Foundation demand that H&M and Zara boycott cotton from Uzbekistan, following an investigation that links Uzbek cotton to products from both companies.

As the workplace for the domestic worker is in a private household it means that, in practice, the protections that do exist are not extended to her. Alarmingly, as the abuses take place behind closed doors and away from prying eyes it means that the treatment of domestic workers has become a hidden human rights issue.

Tasneem Khalil reports on forced child labour in Uzbekistan.