Cambodia’s industry loses 275 mln USD due to outlawed protests

6 January 2014
Xinhuanet News
Clothes / Economic policy and administration / Economy and commerce / Garments and textiles / Government / Industries / Investment / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Shoes
Freedom Park / Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia / GMAC / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Southeast Asia / Van Sou Ieng

Cambodia’s garment and shoe industry has lost roughly 275 million U.S. dollars due to outlawed garment strikes in the past two weeks, Van Sou Ieng, President of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), said Monday. … The garment and shoe industry comprise more than 900 factories with about 600,000 workers. The sector is the kingdom’s largest foreign exchange earner that generated 5 billion U.S. dollars in revenues last year. …

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