Following the economic downturn, Cambodia’s garment industry
stabilised and grew in 2010. Exports to the United States rebounded
strongly and totalled $2.99 billion, a 26 percent increase on the
$2.38 billion for 2009. Meanwhile, growing demand from European and
Asian buyers has driven up exports during the first half of 2011.
garment industry news...
Garment firms shifting base from China to Cambodia
- Fibre2fashion.com - 23-01-12 - Abundant supply of labour
coupled with preferential market access to several markets
is making the Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia one of the
preferred ...
Where Made-in-China Textiles Are Emigrating
- BusinessWeek - 12-01-12 - Cambodia is one popular
destination. So are Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; ...
In the past year, Cambodia's textile industry has taken
off...
Cambodia ups garment worker pay after fainting
spells - Straits Times - 24-11-11 - (AFP) -
Cambodian garment workers on Thursday cautiously welcomed
the announcement of a US$5 (S$6.50) monthly pay increase
following a spate of ...
H&M investigates mass faintings at factory
- just-style.com - Petah Marian -26-08-11 - H&M has said
that it has not found any plausible causes for a series of
mass faintings that have taken place in a Cambodian factory
making its clothes...
Hundreds sick in mass fainting at Cambodian factory
- Reuters Africa - 25-08-11 - Nearly 300 Cambodian workers
fell sick this week at a garment factory producing goods for
Swedish fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M), police said
on Thursday. A total 284 workers collapsed on Tuesday and...
Occupational safety a concern
in Cambodia's garment factories
– UN ... UN News Centre - 17-08-11 - Although compliance by
Cambodian exporting garment factories with national and
international labour standards is generally good, areas such
as...
Cambodian shoe factories under
the spotlight -
Radio Australia - 02-08-11 - Most garments are exported to
the United States and the European Union - and are ...
parties crafted a program called Better Factories Cambodia -
or BFC...
Exports to EU Jump After Relaxed Trade Rules
- Voice of America - 01-08-11 - He estimated
the total exports from Cambodia could reach $1.6 billion by
the end of the year. Cambodian exports include garments,
footwear and agricultural...
Cambodia factory faintings put big brands under
pressure - Reuters - Prak Chan Thul - Martin
Petty - 22-07-11 - The current monthly salary for Cambodian
garment workers is about $65, a figure employees complain is
insufficient in the face of rising domestic food and...