Eath Daravuth
The Mekong Times
The backbone of Cambodia’s exports – the garment industry – is facing a labor shortage as skyrocketing goods prices are pushing workers to seek more lucrative jobs in restaurants and night clubs, work illegally in neighboring Thailand, or return to their home provinces to farm.
Chea Mony, president of leading garment factory union the Free Trade Union, said more than 20,000 garment workers have resigned since mid-April.
“The recent US$6 monthly bonus given to our workers was supposed to help them cover daily expenses as goods prices have been rising so much,” he said. “[But] many factories are now facing a labor shortage.” He said major factories encountering this problem were Kandal province’s Clorite and New Mingda Factories, but there were many more. “The textile industry is Cambodia’s biggest earner and the industry will decline in the future if the government cannot curb the inflation rate and corruption.”
Kong Sang, deputy president of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), said many garment workers have left their jobs, and many factories are finding it difficult to employ workers.
“I do not know the reason behind the decline,” he said.
Kong Sang’s comment was supported by Cambodian Confederation of Trade Unions leader Chhoun Momthol.
“This decline in the labor force at factories could be associated with the fact that a large number of factories have moved from Phnom Penh to the provinces,” he said. “This has caused workers to stop working in Phnom Penh and move to their home provinces. As well as this, it is because some workers are switching from small factories to large ones which offer them higher salaries. Some factories cannot employ workers as the salaries they offer are too low.”
Oun Mean, under secretary of state for labor, admitted that some factories found it difficult to employ workers, but added that he did not know the exact number of workers who have quit their jobs at the factories.
“The labor shortage [in the garment industry] is due to the growth of other sectors such as construction, tourism and the agro-industry, which have attracted the labor force from the garment factories. As well as this, because some factories have been established in the workers’ home provinces, they [do not need to move to Phnom Penh],” he said.
Chea Mony, president of leading garment factory union the Free Trade Union, said more than 20,000 garment workers have resigned since mid-April.
“The recent US$6 monthly bonus given to our workers was supposed to help them cover daily expenses as goods prices have been rising so much,” he said. “[But] many factories are now facing a labor shortage.” He said major factories encountering this problem were Kandal province’s Clorite and New Mingda Factories, but there were many more. “The textile industry is Cambodia’s biggest earner and the industry will decline in the future if the government cannot curb the inflation rate and corruption.”
Kong Sang, deputy president of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), said many garment workers have left their jobs, and many factories are finding it difficult to employ workers.
“I do not know the reason behind the decline,” he said.
Kong Sang’s comment was supported by Cambodian Confederation of Trade Unions leader Chhoun Momthol.
“This decline in the labor force at factories could be associated with the fact that a large number of factories have moved from Phnom Penh to the provinces,” he said. “This has caused workers to stop working in Phnom Penh and move to their home provinces. As well as this, it is because some workers are switching from small factories to large ones which offer them higher salaries. Some factories cannot employ workers as the salaries they offer are too low.”
Oun Mean, under secretary of state for labor, admitted that some factories found it difficult to employ workers, but added that he did not know the exact number of workers who have quit their jobs at the factories.
“The labor shortage [in the garment industry] is due to the growth of other sectors such as construction, tourism and the agro-industry, which have attracted the labor force from the garment factories. As well as this, because some factories have been established in the workers’ home provinces, they [do not need to move to Phnom Penh],” he said.
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Is that because OUR CAMBODIA going to the right DIRETION , Mr HENG SOY?
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How much longer AH HUN SEN government continues to insist on paying dirt poor Cambodian people to work as slave!
The fucken neigboring countries get higher pay for doing the same fucken job than dirt poor Cambodian people! What is up with that?
AH HUN SEN job creation scheme ain't working for paying dirt poor Cambodian population to work as slave!
Cambodian workers deserve good pay that can support their living of standard! Now it is time for AH HUN SEN to do the right thing by passing the fucken law requiring all businesses to pay a living wage to their employees!
Just until everyone got job, alright?
And tell Ah Scam Rainxy and his clan to stop intimidating job from comming to Cambodia.
To 9:24PM
How about I pay you to eat dirt!
No problem, just send the cash.
Kem Sokha of HRP will do good in providing job!
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