Cambodia has seen remarkable improvements in labour standards in the garment and footwear industry, according to a recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report. The total number of violations on 21 critical issues fell from 811 in 2014 to 631 this year, the report covering 464 factories found. However, not all areas have shown progress, the report noted.
Over the same time, the proportion of factories in compliance with all publicly reported issues rose from 32 percent to 41 percent, a news agency reported citing an ILO Better Factories Cambodia Program press release.Cambodia has seen remarkable improvements in labour standards in the garment and footwear industry, according to a recent International Labour Organisation report. The total number of violations on 21 critical issues fell from 811 in 2014 to 631 this year, the report covering 464 factories found. However, not all areas have shown progress, the report noted.#
While critical issues related to emergency preparedness, discrimination, child labour and payment of wages and allowances have shown steady gains, other areas are stable and some have declined in rates of compliance, the report said.
Garment and footwear industry is the largest foreign exchange earner for the Southeast Asian nation. The industry consists of about 1,100 factories with more than 740,000 workers, mostly females. (DS)
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