Manufacturing
Garments and textiles
Press release on asian producer associations joining forces for better purchasing practices in the textile and garment industry
On 18 January 2021, Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) issued a press release on the Asian producer associations joining forces for better purchasing practices in the textile and garment industry. The representative of the STAR Network, the first inter-Asian Network of Producer Association of ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Guidance for members and buyers on partial withdrawal of EBA for exports to the European Union
On 12 August 2020, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) issued guidance for its members and buyers following the partial withdrawal of EBA for exports to the European Union that will take effect from 12 August 2020. GMAC has prepared this guidance for the ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Statement of the Associations send reply to the European Parliament again appealing to postpone the schedule withdrawal of EBA trade preferences
On 30 June 2020, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA) and European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EUROCHAM) issued a statement responding to a letter issued by the Chair of European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, Bernd Lange, on behalf of ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
GMAC's appeal to garment, footwear and travel goods buyers sourcing from Cambodia
On 4 May 2020, Garment Manufacturer Association in Cambodia has posted an appeal to all garments buyers sourcing from Cambodia. GMAC’s has called for a fair paid for all manufacturer in Cambodia. The appeal also stated that payment should be discussed and is unacceptable to ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia
GMAC: Announcement on arrival of raw materials for the garment industry and special facilitation measures of the Royal Government of Cambodia
On 11 March 2020, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has announced to the public on arrival of raw materials for the garment industry from China. The announcement said, with intervention from the head of the Royal Government to the Chinese side, raw materials ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia
Message of the Prime Minister on the measures taken to manage impacts from COVID-19 and the suspension of the EBA tax privilege
On 24 February 2020, Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a message on the Cambodia governments measures to control and minimize economic risk from COVID-19 and the suspension of the Everything But Arm (EBA) tax privilege. The Prime Minister noted that COVID-19 will affect Cambodia’s ...
Cabinet of the Prime Minister
Instruction on the payment of pre-2019 seniority indemnity for enterprises in garment and footwear industries
On 10 June 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued an instruction on payment of new seniority indemnity for enterprises in garment and footwear industries to properly implement Prakas No. 443 K.B/Br.K.Kh.L issued on 21 September 2018 on payment of seniority indemnity. The instruction includes ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Garment sector employers urge amendments to draft union law
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has reportedly continued to urge pragmatism in drafting the legal framework of draft union law ahead of the public consultation later this week, demanding a reflection of interests from both workers and employers in the country’s garment sector. ...
Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Schedule for discussions on 2016 minimum wages
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training informs workers, employees, employers, technical organizations, and national and international organizations that discussions on the minimum wages for 2016, whereby tripartite (representatives of workers/employees, employers and the government) comes together, will begin from July 2015 while January 01, ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Public announcement on the denial of HRW's report for labour abuse
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training denied the report that was published on 12 March 2015 by Human Rights Watch (HRW), and considered it as professionally baseless. The ministry asserted that international communities, retailers and International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed Cambodia’s better labor standards were ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Notification on overtime working in factories
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training informs owners and directors of factories about requests for approvals from the ministry if they wish their workers and employees to work overtime. This overtime work is based on agreements of the workers and employees while the total time ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Declaration of intent on support to improving industrial relations in Cambodia's garment industry
Jointly funded by Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the project “Improving Industrial Relations in Cambodia’s Garment Industry” will be executed by the International Labour Organization (ILO). ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT)
Third Transparency Report demonstrates improvements in working conditions
The International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) programme today releases its 3rd online Transparency Report covering the period from July to September 2014. The report presents working conditions for 248 of Cambodia’s garment factories. ...
Better Factories Cambodia
New study finds high levels of anemia, food insecurity, among Cambodian garment workers
The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Better Factories Cambodia project, together with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Angkor Research and Consulting Ltd., today release a few summary results of the baseline survey for the “Study on the Impact of Food Provision on Garment Workers’ Health and ...
Better Factories Cambodia
Statement of the Labour Advisory Committee
On 26 September 2014 at 3:00 p.m. the Labor Advisory Committee conducted 10th meeting of the 8th mandate at the office of Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training in order to discuss the minimum wage in 2014 for laborers in garment and textile sector and ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training