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Cambodia: first EU’s EBA decision, now Covid-19 - one in four garment workers could face job loss

As if the recent decision by the European Union to partially withdraw Cambodia's preferential access to the European market under the "Everything but Arms" (EBA) programme wasn’t bad enough, now the coronavirus outbreak is threatening the country’s apparel and textile industry further: With textile supplies from China being delayed or cancelled,...

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Cambodia: Garment Manufacturers Association warns of consequences of EU’s EBA decision

The EU Commission decided on Wednesday to partially withdraw Cambodia's preferential access to the European market under the "Everything but Arms" (EBA) programme because of continued and serious human rights violations. This means that instead of preferential tariffs, the usual EU tariffs on certain clothing and footwear will apply from 12th...

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Cambodia: 90,000 garment workers could lose jobs over proposed EU trade sanctions

About 90,000 Cambodian apparel and textile workers could be out of a job if the proposed trade sanctions by the European Union cause fashion brands to source elsewhere, fear workers’ rights groups. Currently, Cambodia profits from the “Everything but Arms” (EBA) scheme established in 2001 that gives 49 of the world's poorest countries duty-free...

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How the EU’s pending EBA decision affects garment workers in Cambodia

Since the European Commission announced on 11th February of this year that Cambodia could possibly lose its trade status "Everything but Arms" (EBA), some 800,000 seamstresses in Cambodia have been living in fear of losing their livelihood. In a short documentary film, non-profit think-tank Mekong Future Initiative (MFI) provides an insight into...

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Leading fashion firms call on Cambodian government to improve labour standards

Leading fashion companies including Nike, PVH, Levi Strauss, Esprit, Adidas and Under Armour have signed an open letter to the Cambodian government urging it to improve its labour standards. The companies, who claim to contribute 9.5 billion US dollars (7.26 billion pounds) to Cambodia’s exports through their work with the country’s suppliers,...

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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...

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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,...