Phnom Penh (17 July 2013): Better Factories Cambodia released its 30th Synthesis Report on Working Conditions in Cambodia's Garment Sector on 17 July 2013.
BFC’s 30th Synthesis Report Highlights
Decline in Garment Sector Conditions Since 2011
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Improvements are not being made in key areas of
working conditions including fire safety, child labor, and worker safety and
health according to the latest Synthesis Report released by the International
Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC).
BFC’s latest Synthesis Report compares its most recent data on garment
sector conditions to data collected over the past eight years and finds that
conditions have been declining in several key areas since 2011.
“Release of our 30th Synthesis Report provides us with the opportunity to
take a long term view. Unfortunately, our data shows that following steady
improvement in working conditions from 2005 to 2011, conditions are now
declining. Some of the non-compliance may be attributed to the industry’s rapid
growth since 2011. Still, all stakeholders need to take stronger steps to halt
the downward trend. If not, Cambodia runs the risk of forfeiting the advantages
that accrue to a reputation for decent working conditions” said Jill Tucker,
Chief Technical Advisor of ILO-Better Factories Cambodia.