Hanging by a thread: Spotlight on Cambodia's garment sector
Garment workers putting together men's formal shirts at Quantum Clothing's factory in Phnom Penh.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen taking a selfie with workers at a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in August. There has been a
concerted effort by the ruling party to woo workers in the industry. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MR VUN MAB, 28, a garment worker in Phnom Penh from Prey Veng province, pictured outside his dormitory. Like many other migrant workers, he and his wife have two children who are being brought up by his parents in his hometown. He earns US$200 a month packing clothes into boxes and moving them into the storeroom.
MS CHON KIMLY, 31, a shoe factory worker in Phnom Penh, pictured in her dormitory. The single woman calls herself the bank account of her family in Takeo province.
MR YI RATHA, 31, who works in a shoe factory in Phnom Penh. He makes US$179 per month, sticking soles to the bottom of sneakers.
Garment workers standing at the back of a truck as they return home after work, in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, in October.PHOTO: REUTERS
Clothes on sale at a street stall in Phnom Penh. Cambodia’s garment industry is a powerful political force and major source of employment. ST PHOTO: TAN HUI YEE
Garment workers leaving a Phnom Penh factory at 6pm to buy food from vendors, who are usually outside the gates in the evening. ST PHOTO: TAN HUI YEE
Garment workers during a protest in Phnom Penh in 2014. Military police fired on the workers to quell a protest as they demanded higher pay. PHOTO: REUTERS
Will Cambodia's valuable garment sector pay a price for the country's political crackdown?
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Hanging by a thread: Spotlight on Cambodia's garment sector
Garment workers putting together men's formal shirts at Quantum Clothing's factory in Phnom Penh.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen taking a selfie with workers at a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in August. There has been a
concerted effort by the ruling party to woo workers in the industry. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
MR VUN MAB, 28, a garment worker in Phnom Penh from Prey Veng province, pictured outside his dormitory. Like many other migrant workers, he and his wife have two children who are being brought up by his parents in his hometown. He earns US$200 a month packing clothes into boxes and moving them into the storeroom.
MS CHON KIMLY, 31, a shoe factory worker in Phnom Penh, pictured in her dormitory. The single woman calls herself the bank account of her family in Takeo province.
MR YI RATHA, 31, who works in a shoe factory in Phnom Penh. He makes US$179 per month, sticking soles to the bottom of sneakers.
Garment workers standing at the back of a truck as they return home after work, in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia, in October.PHOTO: REUTERS
Clothes on sale at a street stall in Phnom Penh. Cambodia’s garment industry is a powerful political force and major source of employment. ST PHOTO: TAN HUI YEE
Garment workers leaving a Phnom Penh factory at 6pm to buy food from vendors, who are usually outside the gates in the evening. ST PHOTO: TAN HUI YEE
Garment workers during a protest in Phnom Penh in 2014. Military police fired on the workers to quell a protest as they demanded higher pay. PHOTO: REUTERS
Will Cambodia's valuable garment sector pay a price for the country's political crackdown?
