US Ambassador Carol Rodley gave an interview at the Meng Ieng garment factory on 28 January 2010 (Photo: Den Ayuthyea, RFA)29 January 2010
By Den Ayuthyea
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Carol Rodley, the US ambassador to Cambodia, indicated that, due to worldwide economic problems, the US will no longer reduce import tariff on garments manufactured in the Cambodia.
She made this statement during her visit to the Meng Ieng garment factory, a model factory with good work ethic located in Russei Keo district, Phnom Penh city, in the afternoon of 28 January.
Through a translator, Mrs. Rodley said: “The quota system does not exist anymore, therefore, US orders have dropped significantly. The US also faces severe economic problems, therefore, the US is also facing the same challenges and it is trying to tame these economic difficulties.”
Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), said that if the US does not lower import tariff on garment made in Cambodia, then the Cambodian garment sector may face collapse.
He hopes that the US will take a second look to see if it has the ability to reduce import tariff on Cambodian-made garments, otherwise, this could seriously affect the livelihood of Cambodian factory workers as they may lose their job when the garment factories will be forced to close.
Chea Mony claimed: “The US will have to take a second look because if the US government does not exempt import of Cambodian-manufactured garments, and if it insists on imposing import tariff, then the US will destroy the Cambodian workers. Right now, Cambodian factory workers face severe hardship, and when the workers have no job, they will face danger and they will be forced to go find work in Thailand. Then, the Thai will shoot them, arrest them on a daily basis!”
Last week, Chea Mony sent a letter to the US Congress asking the US to exempt import tariff on Cambodian garments. Chea Mony claimed that if the US does not exempt the tariff, the Cambodian garment sector will face problems in 2010.
Nevertheless, Ambassador Rodley claimed that, in 2010, the reduction of import tariff on Cambodian garment will be eliminated. She indicated that the Cambodian garment sector will have to compete with those of her neighboring countries based on quality standards instead.
She made this statement during her visit to the Meng Ieng garment factory, a model factory with good work ethic located in Russei Keo district, Phnom Penh city, in the afternoon of 28 January.
Through a translator, Mrs. Rodley said: “The quota system does not exist anymore, therefore, US orders have dropped significantly. The US also faces severe economic problems, therefore, the US is also facing the same challenges and it is trying to tame these economic difficulties.”
Chea Mony, President of the Free Trade Union of Workers in the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC), said that if the US does not lower import tariff on garment made in Cambodia, then the Cambodian garment sector may face collapse.
He hopes that the US will take a second look to see if it has the ability to reduce import tariff on Cambodian-made garments, otherwise, this could seriously affect the livelihood of Cambodian factory workers as they may lose their job when the garment factories will be forced to close.
Chea Mony claimed: “The US will have to take a second look because if the US government does not exempt import of Cambodian-manufactured garments, and if it insists on imposing import tariff, then the US will destroy the Cambodian workers. Right now, Cambodian factory workers face severe hardship, and when the workers have no job, they will face danger and they will be forced to go find work in Thailand. Then, the Thai will shoot them, arrest them on a daily basis!”
Last week, Chea Mony sent a letter to the US Congress asking the US to exempt import tariff on Cambodian garments. Chea Mony claimed that if the US does not exempt the tariff, the Cambodian garment sector will face problems in 2010.
Nevertheless, Ambassador Rodley claimed that, in 2010, the reduction of import tariff on Cambodian garment will be eliminated. She indicated that the Cambodian garment sector will have to compete with those of her neighboring countries based on quality standards instead.
30 comments:
let China do it! since Cambodia always says China is a Very Good friend!
ល្អណាស់ម្នាក់ៗដល់អស់ដីនៅអស់កន្លែងដើរទើប
ដឹងថាវាពិបាក។បក្សប្រឆាំងមិនអាចធ្វើឥញ្ចឹងបានទេវាបណ្តាលឲ្យប្រទេសជិតខាងគេមើលងាយតើបងប្អូនខ្មែរមានបានដឹងទេថាកាលពីជុំនាន់ដើមប្រទេសខ្មែរគឺធំណាស់ដោយសារតែមានអ្នកនិយមស្តាំ
ហើយទៅពឹងបរទេសឲ្យពួកគេមកជួយកំចាត់រាជរដ្ធាពិបាលខ្លួនឯង។អ្នកដែលជួយវាយឲ្យខ្មែរបែកបាក់មុន
ដំបូងគឺជាប្រទេសសៀមពួកចោរសៀមវាបានដឹងថាខ្មែរបែកបាក់រវាងគ្នានឹងគ្នាពួកវាក៏បានលើកទ័ព្ទ
មកវាយនៅពេលនោះភ្លាម។ពីព្រោះនៅមុនឆ្នាំ១៣៥០មិនមានជនជាតសៀមទេគឺមានជនជាតិសៀមក្រោយពីឆ្នាំ១៣៥០ដែលខ្មែរបានបែកបាក់គ្នាដួចបក្សប្រ
ឆាំងបានធ្វើសព្ធថ្ងៃនេះឥញ្ចឹង។ដួច្នេះបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅស្រុកខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃមិនខុសអំពីបក្សប្រឆាំងជុំនាន់
ដើមឥញ្ចឹងដែរ។តែសំណាងល្អម្យ៉ាងដែរដោយស្រុកខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនៅតាមជាយដែនពុំមានបក្សពួកប្រឆាំងក៏ទ័ព្វកើតគឺដោយសារមានផ្លូវថ្នល់គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង
មិនអាចឲ្យបក្សប្រឆាំងធ្វើទៅបាន។មិនទាន់ដឹងអីផងមានបរិវាបន្តប់ថាជាប្រធានាធិបតីទៅហើយមិន
ចេះខ្មាស់គេទាល់តែសោះចំពោះបក្សប្រឆាំង។ចំពោះសហរដ្ធអាមេរិកវិញកុំលូកដៃចូលជាមួយបក្ស
ប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជាអីតើលោកអាមេរិកាំងដឹងទេថា
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានធ្លាក់ក្នុងកណ្តាប់ដៃរបស់ពលពតក៏មានអាមេរិកាំងនៅពីក្រោយលោកលន់នលដែរ
ឥឡូវចង់នៅពីក្រោយបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជាទៀតឬ
យ៉ាងណាខ្ញុំដឹងថាអាមេរិកាំងបានចាញ់នៅសង្គ្រៀមនៅវាតណាមហើយឥឡូវចង់បំផ្លាញយួនម្តងទៀតឬ?
I have not bought clothes that are made in Cambodia. I did see a tag that sayth "made in Cambodia."
The price in US$ for a shirt $45.00.
In the US we have a Communist president in the White House. He loves bailing banks and auto industries out while the common hard working Americans losing their jobs.
The stupid US Govt did not help much in cambodia, they only help destroy cambodia, yep, China, Jap help rebuild alot in cambodia these days...What did the cheapt US do? nothing..? they did given some old piece of junk GMC truck..? that's the best they can do..? they should help rebuild bridges, roads, many many more...because they bombards cambodia with millions of BOMBS?
correction = US suppose to help rebuild more bridges, roads, and many mamy more in cambodia...
Fucken US wanted to control the world, they've created too many enemy instead...
yes, it is the reality worldwide. maybe cambodia is not hitting hard by it because its economy is a fledgling economy, thus having little effect for that matter, not to say it does not feel it altogether from global economic crisis.
Don't depend too much on USA. We have to depend on ourself first. Remember we are all Khmer victim from American politics (foreigners).
US crying for help from China, because of their economy crisis..
Yes, Cambodia is a communist country and we, Cambodians should befriend with Communist China and count on China instead of counting on America. And if we have trouble in our country we will escape to communist blocs in stead of running to the west.
Believe or not China will be supper power in the South East Asia in the near future.
Believe or not China will be supper power in the South East Asia in the near future.
Being in America for almost 30 years and worked for almost 30 years and now retired, I am proud of my life style and I am proud to be American. Right now I am paid about $12 an hour just to stay home and do nothing. To me America is not a perfect country in the world but it is the best. I resent those who criticize or insult America.
My friend, You just think about yourself and your families, good luck with that. How about are millions of your Khmer blood still suffering right now. I don't think al from Khmer Rouge and Hun Sen regimes alone. Who makes Khmer suffer?
If Chinese economy is so strong why don't it prints its own money and circulate it worldwide. Instead Chinese keep American papers (dollars, bonds) in their reserves instead of keeping their own money. For those who hate America and love China please start using Chinese money instead of US dollars.
and stop using computer since operating system are made by American, microsoft windows apple...etc... and used and see if you can communicate here on board in chinese!
can anyone anwser me please ?Now i was told by peoples who coming from china,viet nam ,cambodia .they sid those countries are much development,my question is why these peopels want to come to America,Canada ect.?
To folks who are against American and supports China:
American helps Hun Sen government too much already and they try to help Cambodia to become democracy. Still Hun Sen bags money from America and EU. Hun Sen government is still a corrupted government. So as long as you're corrupted, American won't help the corrupted and destroyed their own people and country as Hun Sen does everyday.
A lot of people immigrated to USA every day by thousand. How many people wants to immigrate to China? None. So who is better than Who? I bet including the ones who criticize American and hate American that wants to immigrate here too.
American and EU countries can choke China throat any minute and China will be collapsed if those foreign companies pull out from China. China becomes strong because of foreign companies especially American companies, my friend. Without those companies invested in China, China will be death.
Look at Cambodia in this article; without American imports clothes from Cambodia and help to reduce teriff and without foreign aids to CPP. Cambodia will be death along time ago.
Look at Haiti earthquake! How much money China provided only $5 million whereas US government provided $100 million not including US citizen, US companies and celebrities who donated million of dollars to Haiti earthquake. Even myself I donated $1000 to American Red Cross.
Why did China bring Ah Hun Sen's son, Hun Manith to their military school? Ah Hun Manith was brought by American to wash his brain and learn about the value of democracy. He won't qualify to attend West Point if he is not happened to be PM Hun Shit's son. Don't dream about attending West Point. But, some stupid Khmers think Ah Manith is smart and graduated from West Point. I personally don't give him or admire him at all. I admire Khmer students who live in the USA and graduated from West Point. Then, I saluted them, not Hun Shit's gangsters sons or daughters.
So do you want to be friend with China and think China will be super power. American has military might and has a lot of combat experience. So don't dream to be friend with the poor super power. Only you and Sihanouk want to be friend because he gets China stimulus package every month. He only thinks about his palace and title and never cares about Cambodian people and her country.
God bless America and I'm very proud to be American citizen.
Khmer in USA
Only you want to live in USA and don't want to come back to your native land. We are farmers and do not have dollars like you. But we may have more happiness than you living in abroad. We enjoy it.
U R liar,U R have more happiness. U must be Ah hun sen's dick sucker, liar ,cheating ,deceiving.
american farmer
3:38 You enjoyed being evicted and homeless unless you belong to hun sen cronies! stop lying!
We talk for millions cambodian who are living in native land. Mr, please use your talentless, your brain, your school to discuss here. Not to insult and don't use your asshole to talk to others people like this on website. Cock knocker!
You must be a youn spire in USA!
3:30 am, you sound a lot like Russ Limbaugh, a close minded right wing extremist. The US and EU, both want something from China for which they can offer and have. China in turn wants something as well from the US and EU. It is called the Global economy. Do you know how many trillions of dollars the US has borrowed from the Chinese to support the Gulf and Afghan wars among other things here at home? Without those humongous loans, the US could probably have the recession and worse yet depression 8 or 9 years ago. Years ago, the American popular was hooked on Made in Japan, then Made in Taiwan and Korea products because they were much cheaper with good to decent quality. Now, almost everything is made in China and we import it here by ship loads. Because we want it dirt dirt cheap. Don't tell me that all these times you have not yet bought a single item that was made in China. Most likely than not that you have. So get off your laurel which you don't have any and wipe off that stupid grin. What a brainless hypocrite!
11:33 PM,
After all what Chinese keep is just American paper, either it be bonds or American dollars. As long as Chinese are willing to accept them, American have no problems printing those paper for the Chinese. Also, if America collapse because of great depression, the country where you live in has no chance of survival too. Look at what happened in 1929 where great depression started from Germany, the whole world took the hit and not just Germany. The Chinese products that you praise as being good quality is of poor quality to me and they are mostly sell at 99cents stores in America and they mostly last only a couple days.
11:33 PM,
If Chinese products are as good as you claimed my questions to you is:
How many countries in the world order Chinese products such air planes, war equipments, cars, telecommunication equipments? To my knowledge None. Most Chinese products I saw are at 99cents stores.
1:26am, you are just plainly contradicting yourself from you stated earlier. So what you are saying now is that America is a con-artist printing worthless papers for the Chinese. Also the 1929 depression was caused and started by Germany. Nuff said. You are an idiot and don't know what you are spewing.
And for you, 11:33pm. I give you a bit of credit because may be you can read the words. But you sure don't know how to comprehend. Did I say anywhere that the Chinese make the best of anything. They make things dirt cheap. That's why Americans are gouging on now. Calling you a moron is too hash of a word. Just to back and start from the 4th grade again. ok.
Just spotted. you two are one and the same clueless person.
The second paragraph above ^^^^ was meant for 1:39AM NOT 11:33pm.
3:31 AM,
I really have no point in arguing with you since you are completely brainwashed by the Chinese. Furthermore, it is naive for you to judge me as clueless person. For purpose of fairness judgement have to be done by the 3rd independent party who read your comments and mine.
Brainwash? Is that the best rebuttal that you can come up with. Yeap, do yourself a favor. Go back and read your own writing to see how off tangent you were. Yes, you are clueless.
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