Cambodia's garment sector faces continued challenges
With much of the success of Cambodia's garment industry based on its well-publicised commitment to basic labour standards, it's perhaps not surprising that the sector finds itself under a spotlight when it comes to wider worker welfare issues.
Viewpoint: Cambodia's garment sector faces continued challenges
9 February 2012
With much of the success of Cambodia's garment industry based on its well-publicised commitment to basic labour standards, it's perhaps not surprising that the sector finds itself under a spotlight when it comes to wider worker welfare issues. Indeed, several events that have taken place in recent weeks highlight some of the challenges faced by the local industry.
CAMBODIA: Tribunal urges "immediate steps" on garment pay
8 February 2012
A two-day hearing in which over 200 Cambodian garment workers gathered to give evidence on pay and conditions at factories has recommended that international brands and retailers take "immediate steps" to address the issue of poverty wages for factory workers.
CAMBODIA: Tribunal to probe garment pay and conditions
3 February 2012
Groups representing Cambodian garment workers are holding a "people's tribunal" next week to investigate pay and conditions at factories making clothes for brands including Adidas, Puma, H&M and Gap.
CAMBODIA: Unions threaten strikes over short-term contracts
23 December 2011
Union leaders have been meeting in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh this week to look at ways to curb the garment industry's widespread use of temporary or short-term contracts for hiring workers - and have warned they could resort to strike action if changes aren't made.
CAMBODIA: Mass fainting at Adidas sportswear supplier
12 December 2011
Another incident of mass fainting has been reported in Cambodia's garment industry, this time at the Sportex Industry factory in Phnom Penh's Russei Keo district where around 59 workers collapsed.
CAMBODIA: 3,000 garment workers plan strike action
28 November 2011
Nearly 3,000 workers at a factory making clothes for Walmart, H&M, JC Penney, Forever 21, Pink and La Senza are set to go on strike to demand the reinstatement of three sacked unionists.
CAMBODIA: Garment workers to get $5 minimum wage rise
24 November 2011
The minimum wage for Cambodia's garment workers is to rise by $5 a month from January 2012, following negotiations between the government and employers, Prime Minister Hun Sen told a public and private sector forum yesterday (23 November).
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