garment industry



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 17, 2021 • 10 min read

Myanmar coup Myanmar’s garment workers squeezed between boycotts, brands and junta

By Kiana Duncan • Aug 17, 2021
As large fashion brands begin placing garment orders once again in Myanmar, the sector's largely female workforce must balance diminished worker’s rights, threats to physical safety and post-coup political considerations with the need for a paycheque

Jul 28, 2021 • 3 min read
Industry

The Anakut podcast: The state of Cambodia’s garment sector today

The outlook seemed bleak for the Kingdom's garment industry when early last year Cambodia simultaneously lost tariff-free access to the EU and the pandemic struck the global economy. Almost 18 months on, we speak with GMAC head Ken Loo and researcher Dennis Arnold to learn about the state of the industry today
By Andrew Haffner • Jul 28, 2021

Oct 23, 2020 • 9 min read
Manufacturing

Stitch up: Power imbalances in global garment sector worsen in pandemic

New research has uncovered how global garment brands have been unilaterally cancelling orders, delaying payments and changing contracts to their betterment during the pandemic – leaving factories and workers to shoulder the burden
By Alexi Demetriadi • Oct 23, 2020

Aug 10, 2020 • 13 min read
Cambodia in Quarantine

Locking the factory doors

For decades the garment and footwear industry has fuelled Cambodia's economic miracle, with more than 900,000 workers employed by over 1,000 factories at its peak. But with the global economic shutdown, the factory lights are off and the doors locked
By Andrew Haffner and Kong Meta • Aug 10, 2020

May 20, 2020 • 8 min read
Ethical consumerism

Upcycling: Growing sustainability and diversity in Cambodia’s garment sector

Upcycling is a seemingly win-win initiative bringing old adversaries the environment and profitability together. While in its nascent stages in Cambodia, does a circular economy offer potential for the badly hit garment sector to diversify and increase sustainability?
By Tom Starkey • May 20, 2020

May 01, 2020 • 8 min read
Cambodian economy

‘Government support for workers during Covid-19 insufficient’

With the halt of global tourism, and the mass cancellation of orders from the West, the global pandemic has hit the Cambodian economy especially hard. While the government has instituted support measures for workers, Cambodian labour rights organisation CENTRAL marks Labour Day 2020 with the message that it's not nearly enough
By Patrick Lee • May 01, 2020

Mar 23, 2020 • 5 min read
Garment sector

As COVID-19 hits global economy, Cambodian workers face layoffs

As COVID-19 brings the global economy to a grinding halt, industry insiders warn that Cambodian workers face factory closures and job suspensions as the demand for goods falls in the West
By Alastair McCready • Mar 23, 2020

Mar 11, 2020 • 12 min read
Labour rights

Up in arms

Cambodia has bid a (partial) farewell to Everything But Arms — but what is next for the union women left fighting on the front line of the fallout?
By Sabina Lawreniuk • Mar 11, 2020

Feb 10, 2020 • 13 min read
Everything But Arms

The day of judgment

On February 12, the EU will hand down its long-awaited verdict regarding Cambodia’s access to the preferential trade scheme Everything But Arms, a decision that looks set to shape the Kingdom for years to come. But what happens next?
By Gerald Flynn • Feb 10, 2020