Garment, travel goods exports will stay strong, says minister

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on Thursday expressed his optimism that garment, textile, footwear and travel goods exports will continue to enjoy strong growth over the next few years. He cited better working conditions and labour compliance as the main drivers of the Kingdom’s industrial success. Sorasak was speaking at the signing of the renewal of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Ministry Commerce, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) and the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) programme. …