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Garment and footwear organisations urge action in Cambodia

08/04/2019
Eight organisations, including the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry, the American Apparel & Footwear Association, the Fair Labor Association and the Fair Wear Foundation, have sent a formal letter to the government of Cambodia to express concern about the labour conditions that garment workers face in the Asian country.

“Thanks to your government’s efforts, Cambodia has established itself as a strategic partner to many of the world’s largest garment, footwear, and travel goods companies,” the letter said.

It went on to say Cambodia is now in the top six suppliers of garments and footwear to the US and European markets. Apparel, footwear and travel goods accounted for 80% of Cambodia’s exports in 2018, with sales to Europe and the US bringing in export earnings of $8.5 billion.

The text made it clear that growth in Cambodia is likely to suffer, though, unless the government begins urgently to address questions the eight organisations have raised over workers’ rights and the treatment of trade union leaders. “We remain deeply concerned with the lack of progress that has been made in addressing these important issues,” the organisations said.

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