Ministry releases five-year plan for garment and textile sector
Gov’t is preparing five-year development strategies for the garment and bags sector.
Tag: garment
Garment exports fall, factories hit by virus
Exports in garment sector dropped more than 5% in the first half of the year.
Government calls on buyers to continue supporting Cambodia’s garment sector
Commerce Minister calls on Adidas and H&M to continue ordering garment products.
Ministry: Further out-of-work allowances paid
Further 25,588 workers of 67 enterprises to be paid allowances from the government.
Jobless garment workers struggle to make ends meet
Coronavirus in EU and US has resulted in declining orders for Cambodian products.
Hanging on by a thread
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid siege to Cambodia’s garment industry. We investigated the unravelling of the sector and asks what the future holds for its beleaguered workforce
Garment buyers urged to fulfil purchase contracts in bid to save 750,000 jobs
GMAC appeals to all buyers who source their goods from its members to cooperate.
Ban on trucks lifted amid materials shortage
City Hall is temporarily allowing trucks to transport goods during daytime.
GMAC: Raw materials from China not enough to sustain factories
Recent shipments coming from China are projected to fill shortage in raw materials.
PM urges China to export urgent raw materials
PM urges Chinese Ambassador to consider exporting raw materials by air and sea.
Ministry sends letter outlining less red tape and import costs for raw garments
Urgent measures to help importers.
Gearing up the garment industry
New technology will improve competitiveness and productivity
Textile factories to enter 4.0 era
Zilingo has collaborated with the GMAC and CGTI to bring a new form of digitisation to Cambodia’s garment factories.
China textile group launched to bolster garment sector
A new association was launched to boost the Kingdom’s garment industry.
Better tech and training needed for garment industry
New technology is needed to make the garment industry more competitive.
Minimum wage for garment, and footwear sectors rises to $190 in 2020
The minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, and footwear industries has increased to $190 in the year 2020
Cambodia to host Southeast Asia textile and apparel expo
Cambodia to be the venue of one of the biggest gatherings of garment stakeholders.
Minimum wage council selects vice presidents
National Council for Minimum Wage selects two vice presidents to represent workers.
Unions prepare to negotiate minimum wage
An officials-Unions meeting to discuss minimum wage in the garment sector for 2020.
Ministry issues reminder on seniority indemnity
Companies are required to pay seniority indemnity to their workers: Ministry.
Unionists mull minimum wage increase for 2020
Unionists are to call for increasing the monthly minimum wage for workers in 2020.
Manufacturing sector prepares for Industry 4.0
Experts discuss the role of automatisation in garment and textiles industry.
CDC approves $4 billion in investment projects
The Gov’t approves $4 billion worth of investment projects during the first 4 months.
Investment growing but at a slower pace: GMAC
Investment in the garment and footwear sector is growing at a slightly slower pace.
Nike, Adidas, and Levi Strauss concern over Cambodia labour and human rights
Nike, Adidas, and Levi Strauss express concern over the labour and human rights situation in the country.
First female boss vows to shake up Bangladesh’s fashion factories
Rubana Huq, vows to boost female leadership as most factory workers were women.
International business group urges respect for labour rights
The government is called to improve labour and human rights conditions.
W&D workers back to factory following Hun Sen’s appeal
W&D Company has accepted the return of more than 1,000 of its sacked workers.
Seniority indemnity payments suspended until 2021: Ith Samheng
Labour Ministry decides to suspend seniority indemnity payments.
Discussing training in the garment sector with CGTI’s Andrew Tey
The Cambodian Garment Training Institute has been providing intensive training programmes to garment workers since 2016.
