Progress in Cambodian garment factories, says ILO
04/07/2014
Three of the twelve factories in the Low Compliance group made 33 improvements and, as a result, moved off the list. Low Compliance factories are those whose performance falls two standard deviations below the mean for compliance on 52 issues.
One third of the 92 factories included in the ‘Critical Issues’ list made improvements on 21 basic legal requirements. The number of Critical Issues violations in this group fell from 134 to 87 between April and June 2014, a 35% improvement.
Factories conducting emergency evacuation drills rose from 57% to 79%. Factories discriminating against workers dropped from 20% to 7%.
Jill Tucker, BFC’s chief technical advisor, said: “Through transparency we are seeing changes in factories that have resisted change for years. Some of the benefits that are newly being given – such as proper seniority allowances – put money in workers’ pockets, and these benefits cannot be taken away once they are provided.
“In addition, we are seeing another encouraging step as officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Vocational Labour and Training have jointly visited Low Compliance factories. Enforcement efforts such as these have the potential to make a big difference, especially in the low-performing factories that tarnish the image of the industry at large,” she added.
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