The garment, footwear and travel goods industry is Cambodia's biggest export sector, employing about 750,000 people in approximately 1,100 factories and branches. - Reuters
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday (June 1) that some 256 garment, footwear and travel goods factories in Cambodia had suspended their operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting more than 130,000 workers.
Besides, about 169 companies in tourism sector had also been closed temporarily, leaving roughly 16,891 people unemployed, he added.
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