Combi plans $1.5m factory for baby goods

CONSTRUCTION is progressing on a $1.5 million baby-products factory that will be among the largest in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). Combi (Cambodia), which owns the factory, announced the plans for its new facility in an online job listing yesterday. The five-hectare factory was scheduled to open in January next year, So Somara, the company’s human-resources officer, told the Post. … Combi had two factories in China, but manpower costs there were higher, and workers could easily switch to another job that was nearer to their homes or suited them better, he said. The temporary factory in the PPSEZ employs 200 workers, and the permanent one will require 300 more staff. …

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