The Working Conditions Of Kampuchea Garment Factories Still Need To Be Concerned.

The International Kampuchea Organization (ILO) launched the "better factory in Kampuchea" project, which conducted a questionnaire survey of 186 garment factories. The challenge is not only not easy to solve, but also suggests that the number of strikers is still worrying. The survey report indicates that although Cambodia The working conditions of garment factories continue to improve, but there are still doubts about discrimination, overtime work, occupational health and safety.

The twenty-sixth comprehensive report on the working conditions of the clothing sector in Kampuchea, from November 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011, assessed whether the export garment factories comply with Kampuchea's labour laws and international labour standards, and found no coercion during the period. labour There is no evidence that workers are identified below 15 years of age.

The main contents of the report are as follows:

The proportion of the workers who are in line with the minimum wage is still up to 97%, slightly lower than the 99% of the previous report, and the proportion of temporary workers employed by the factory to the minimum wage has dropped from the previous 89% to 79%.

76% of the factories have at least one union monitor than last year. Presentation An increase of 3%, while 13% of workers discriminate against workers, is 8% higher than the previous report.

The number of workers eligible for maternity leave pay is 73%, 18% higher than the previous one, while the decrease in compliance with sick leave by 2% is 77%, while 97% of the factories offer 18 days of annual leave per year, including actual leave or cash compensation.

The provision of adequate personal protective equipment for employees has dropped by 2%, and less than 8% of the workers who can properly operate the sewing machine platform's needle protection equipment.

Observe the frequency of overtime and overtime hours. Proportion They fell by 1% and 2% respectively, while the demand for voluntary overtime decreased by 1% to 89%.

The strike rate in the visited factories rose from 13% to 21%, mainly due to the general strike of factories caused by wage increase in September 2010.

In fact, seven of the ten major non compliant items were related to occupational safety and health requirements, reflecting the challenges faced by employers. The International Labour Organization says that as the industry recovers from the financial crisis and employs more workers, it is important to continue to attach importance to labor management relations and productivity and improve working conditions.

According to the information provided by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), there were 286 garment export factories registered in 1 to June in 2011, employing 324476 employees, and 26 new garment factory investment cases were approved during the same period. In 2011 2011, the export of garments exports increased by 32% over the same period in 2011. In the same period, the number of garment exports in Kampuchea was 26.