There Are Also Many Problems With The Transfer Of Garment Industry To Kampuchea.

Kampuchea is famous for its low wages. clothing The industry is a thin profit margin industry, which is highly dependent on cheap labor. In recent years, with the rising wage level in China, many garment factories have moved to Kampuchea and have taken root there. Taiwan kunzhou clothing company has even successfully listed in Kampuchea, becoming a successful example of Cambodia foreign clothing company.

However, clothing enterprises in Kampuchea also encounter many problems: workers are constantly demonstrating, and the demands for raising the minimum wage are all over the wave. Even if clothing companies temporarily compromise and raise the minimum wage level, after some time, the call for higher pay will ring again. In January this year, a conflict broke out in Kampuchea due to wage disputes, and four workers were killed in the clashes.

　 Taiwanese garment factory invested in Cambodia successfully listed

According to Kampuchea's June 13th report, GTI, a clothing manufacturer, has expressed the intention of listing two years ago in June 13th. In May 29th of this year, kunzhou company was finally listed, becoming the second listed company in Kampuchea, and also the first publicly listed private enterprise.

The first listed company in Kampuchea was the state-run Phnom Penh Water Supply Corporation, and the kunzhou company became the second listed company to issue for the first time at a price of $2.41 per share.

Kunzhou garment factory, located in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Kampuchea, employs 5600 employees to make sportswear for famous brands such as Adidas and Reebok. Kunzhou company is a Taiwanese funded enterprise and entered Kampuchea in 1997. When it first arrived, the company leased a local organization in the Canadian Industrial Park and moved to the factory in 2006 after a step by step expansion.

Kunzhou company will implement two expansion projects after raising funds from the initial issue, and the number of employees will increase by 2300.

It is understood that the monthly salary, turnover compensation and working conditions provided by kunzhou company are better than the average level of peers. Srun Thida has worked in kunzhou garment factory for more than 8 years. "My monthly salary is about 240 dollars, plus some bonus," she said. The wages in the factory depend on the level of your position and your work skills. If you learn faster and produce more quality clothing in a short time, you can raise your salary by 10-30 dollars every 6 or 1 years. "

Kunzhou garment factory produces 650 thousand garments per month. The production order in the factory is very regular: the design is first transferred from the clothing brand of ADI and Reebok to the factory and factory. Designer They immediately used the computer and related equipment to make the template, and then a piece of cloth was cut into blocks according to the design plan, and then transferred to 53 sewing production lines.

Thida, a sewing woman worker, said: "compared with other factories, the work discipline of kunzhou garment factory is stricter. Employees are not allowed to answer calls during work and must concentrate on their work. However, the factory will not rush you to do more work, but if the workers do more work, they will be rewarded by the factory.

Although the labor wages of kunzhou clothing company are higher than the average level of their peers, some analysts are still wondering about their post listing wages, because workers are still negotiating with factories to raise the minimum wage. In January this year, the problem led to a clash between workers and police.

Douglas Clayton, chief executive of Leopard capital, said: "the clothing industry is a thin profit industry which relies heavily on cheap labor. The minimum wage in Kampuchea is rising. Now it has reached $100 per month, and it will increase more in the future. In this case, there is still doubt about how long the company wants to stay here. "

At present, two brands of Adidas and Reebok have digested 80% of Kun Chau clothing company's clothing. If factories encounter workers' demonstrations similar to those in January this year, once the Adidas and Reebok have put pressure on them, kunzhou will face a very passive situation. It is understood that 4 demonstrators were killed by the police during the demonstrations broke out in January.

　 Some garment factories in China are transferred to Kampuchea.

As China's wage level grows, manufacturing costs generally increase, and some garment factories migrate from China to Kampuchea with lower labour costs. In recent years, the number of new garment factories in Kampuchea has gradually increased, which has promoted the growth of clothing exports. Meanwhile, the import of clothing equipment and raw materials in Kampuchea is also increasing year by year.

Kampuchea clothing association said: "we not only saw the purchase. clothes The number of new garment factories is increasing, and many factories need imported equipment and clothing raw materials. The growth of Kampuchea's clothing industry has benefited from the rise of the minimum wage level in other countries to a certain extent. This is especially evident in China. The direct result is that some factories have been transferred from abroad to Kampuchea. We will probably receive 10 to 15 new factories every month, and at least four or five factories will become our members every month.

Most garments and systems in Kampuchea shoes Raw materials are imported from Asian countries, especially from China, Japan and Korea.

The clothing industry is the most important industry in Kampuchea, which accounts for 80% of the total income of its exports. Most of the garment factories in Kampuchea do simple processing. Almost all garment factories are foreign invested. Investors are mainly in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hongkong and Mainland China. Kampuchea garment factories are mainly concentrated in Phnom Penh and Sihanouk, and the accessories are basically imported from China. At present, Kampuchea garment factory has the technological level of water washing, nail bead, tie dyeing, embroidery and so on, but the dyeing and finishing ability is not yet available.

　 The minimum wage is rising.

In January this year, clothing workers went on strike because of wage problems, and the conflict between workers and government security departments intensified, or the clothing orders in 2014 dropped to around 20%-30%. During the demonstration of clothing workers, the army fired at the workers, killing at least four workers. Workers asked for a minimum wage of $160, while the minimum wage is only $60.

Internationally renowned clothing brands such as H&M, Gap, Levi 's and Adidas have many factories in Kampuchea. When the labour dispute happened in Kampuchea, the famous international brands appealed to all parties to settle the wage disputes peacefully.

Xiaobian believes that labor disputes are an old proposition. stay Cambodia With the rapid development of the garment industry, the treatment of garment workers is still at a standstill, the living standard is low, and the workers are suppressed for a long time. However, the situation in Kampuchea will not be as serious as Bangladesh's turmoil and spread less widely.