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Video: H&M, Cambodia, and living wages in textile and footwear factories

Today’s video covers some diverse territory, from Cambodia, living wages, and H&M, to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Cambodian NGO called the Centre for Alliance of Labour and Human Rights (or CENTRAL), Better Factories Cambodia, and an organisation called Better Buying. Source: FSWIR, YouTube.

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Jean-François Limantour: “The EU favors Asian countries over the Maghreb”

With a resumé that includes experience as General Representative, both at the French Union of the Fashion and Apparel Industries and the European Association of the Apparel Industry, Jean-François Limantour has been an eye-witness to many geopolitical changes that have transformed the sector. During an in person interview with FashionUnited, he...

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Brands encouraged to speak out against human rights violations in Cambodia

London - Leading fashion brands producing goods in Cambodia are encouraged to speak out about numerous human rights violations taking place following the closing of democratic and civil society space. Labour rights organizations Clean Clothes Campaign, Worker Rights Consortium and International Labour Rights Forum are calling on international...

Schools

Training institute opens for Cambodia's garment workers

The new Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI) has opened, hoping to narrow the gap between training needs and existing jobs in Cambodia’s garment industry. Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) sought for companies to fund the institute over two years ago after concerns were raised about low productivity and lack of skilled...

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Gap and H&M fail to uphold human rights in supplier factories

London - Although the plight and needs of the millions of garment workers serving in the fashion industry’s supply chain remain well documented, it seems as if concrete changes concerning labor and human rights have yet to occur. In spite of fast fashion retailers Gap and H&M social and sustainable commitments concerning workers rights, wages,...

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USA still important RMG market for Cambodia

Despite an increasing number of countries competing in the garment export business, the United States is still the main market for Cambodia’s garment and textile industry and a key buyer of Cambodian products, the Cambodian minister of labour Ith Sam Heng said on Wednesday after meeting US ambassador William Heidt. “The United States’ market is...

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Cambodia: minimum wage for garment workers reaches 140 US dollars

Smiling faces among Cambodian garment workers: After tense negotiations by textile unions, the Cambodian government agreed to raise the minimum wage for garment workers by almost 10 percent to 140 US dollars a month from 2016. This is still short of union demands, which had initially asked for 177 US dollars per month and then came down to 160...

Apparel

Fashion companies agree to increase minimum wage for workers in Cambodia

Eight international fashion companies, including some of Europe's largest apparel firms such as H&M, Primark and Inditex, have stated that they are willing to pay more for garments produced in Cambodia and support trade union campaign for higher wages for garment factory workers. The fashion companies have written to Deputy Prime Minister Keat...

Fashion

Major brands fight for higher wages in Cambodia

Ongoing instability in Cambodia has seen major retailers voice concern at manufacturing in a country with little respect for its workers. This week Levi Strauss confirmed it would scale back orders on its denim production following riots earlier this year. The year has been an ongoing struggle for Cambodia factory workers to raise their minimum...

Apparel

Retailers seek assurance from Cambodia

The volatile situation in Cambodia has left international retailers wanting assurances to be able to continue manufacturing and sourcing. Companies such as Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Next and Primark all have supplier ties to Cambodia and will want to know how the country's apparel workers are being protected after police shot at workers...

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Cambodia: strike at SL Garment ends

After an almost four months long strike, a deal was finally struck last week between the workers of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd. and the management. Around 1,000 workers cheered when the result of a three-hour meeting between representatives from the ministry, garment industry and labor rights groups at the Labor Ministry was announced...