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When Development Finance Does More Harm than Good: The Case of Indorama Agro in Uzbekistan In January 2025, Indorama Agro abruptly prepaid its loans and walked away from its contractual obligation to implement the EBRD’s E&S standards in Uzbekistan.

The EBRD still has influence over #Indorama, with a new loan just proposed in Georgia.

Check out this new op-ed by @uzbekforum.bsky.social @accountcounsel.bsky.social @ceebankwatch.bsky.social and join us in calling for accountability & remedy for Indorama workers!

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Joint statement: Urgent Call on the IFC and the EBRD for Remedy and Accountability at Indorama Agro, Uzbekistan | Uzbek Forum for Human Rights

Today, @ebrd.bsky.social will vote on another new loan to #Indorama while environmental & social safeguards at Indorama Agro #cotton project in #Uzbekistan are outstanding: destroyed livelihoods, unpaid wages & retaliations. We demand accountability, not rewards for non-compliance!
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“International Organizations Cannot Help You. Do not speak to them.” | Uzbek Forum for Human Rights

#Compliance? Accountability? Remedy? Nope - #cotton producer #Indorama Agro in #Uzbekistan has prepaid its loans to "development" banks EBRD & IFC.
Rights violations now left unremedied, workers exposed to retaliations.
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Human Rights Due Diligence: Assessing Risk for German Companies in Uzbekistan’s Textile Sector | Uzbek Forum for Human Rights

❌ @business-humanrights.org invited #Indorama to respond to the allegations; it did not.
Read the full report on the challenges for supply chain compliance in #Uzbekistan here: bit.ly/3Bt4c7b

Companies sourcing Uzbek #cotton must ensure that rights are not being violated in their supply chains. Serious rights violations at #Indorama Agro (IAL) in #Uzbekistan (financed by EBRD, IFC and ADB) present red flags for compliance. Read our report out today:
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In #Uzbekistan, EBRD, IFC and ADB are financing the #cotton
company #Indorama Agro, despite reprisals – perpetrated by the company, government officials and security services –against workers, union members and #HumanRightsDefenders.
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Joint civil society comments on the draft EBRD Food and Agribusiness Draft Strategy 2025 - Bankwatch The joint civil society review of the EBRD's draft Food and Agribusiness Strategy 2025 highlights areas for improvement. While the strategy shifts towards sustainability, it lacks robust environmental...

Read our recommendations to #EBRD to prevent disastrous agribusiness projects like #Indorama Agro in #Uzbekistan from happening again!
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