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BFC, which is part of the Better Work programme, is intended to boost economic growth in the country via the clothing, travel goods, and footwear sectors by improving working conditions in factories and other workplaces across the industry to increase productivity and encourage competition since 2001.

The Cambodia government through the MOC and the MLVT has signed an MoU with GMAC and the ILO to continue the BFC programme for another five years from January 2023 to December 2027. The new MoU for 2023-2027, which is the eighth agreement regarding BFC, was signed to modify the terms of execution of certain projects by extending the implementation period.

The new MoU for 2023-2027, which is the eighth agreement regarding the BFC programme, was signed to modify the terms of execution of certain projects by extending the implementation period from 3 to 5 years to safeguard the project’s sustainability and feasibility.

“Fully supported by the Royal Government of Cambodia through the MLVT and MOC, the Better Factories Cambodia programme has been running smoothly for the past 21 years,” MLVT minister Ith Samheng was quoted as saying in a Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) press release. Samheng emphasised that “the success of this project in Cambodia has become a model for countries in the region through the creation of the Better Work programme.”

“Thanks to the policy of linking trade with labour standards, Cambodia has built more trust among famous brand buyers to add orders for key products like clothing, textiles, footwear, and bags from Cambodia,” said MOC minister Pan Sorasak.

“According to the commerce minister, in the first nine months of this year, Cambodia’s exports under the preferential trade system to foreign markets totalled $17,578 million, a year-on-year increase by 24.23 per cent. The exports of garments and textiles rose by 23.16 per cent and travel goods and bags by 36.31 per cent,” added the release.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)