Cambodia's garment sector confronted by rising costs and falling orders


A quarter of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) are looking to partially suspend operation in September or may require their workers to work less hours. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): After Covid-19, Cambodia’s garment, travel goods and footwear makers and workers are faced with new issues that threaten each other’s rice bowl

Signs of an impending recession in the US and Europe are starting to show in the East, where demand and purchase orders have seen “significant drops” in the second half of 2022.

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