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Cambodia’s low wages lure manufacturers away from China, other countries

8 January 2013
The Washington Post
Economy and commerce / Investment
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Inside a gleaming white-and-blue garment factory in Cambodia stand rows of second-hand Singers — weathered sewing machines transported from a plant in China that closed last year. The Hong Kong-headquartered Top Form, which has 700 workers at the plant, is one of many businesses that have ...

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