All of these photographs were taken in October 2010 in Uzbekistan.  For more recent updates and articles about forced child labor in the current harvest season, check out the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights.  And remember that adults are also forced to pick cotton as well -- check out this recent article on that subject.

How long will Gymboree ignore the suffering of millions of Uzbek children and institute a policy to stop sourcing Uzbek cotton until the government ends forced child labor?