ILO says factory conditions improving
The International Labor Organization said conditions in Cambodia’s garment factories have improved since it resumed identifying labor infractions at specific factories two years ago but noted significant ongoing problems in a report released on 1 July. The latest Synthesis Report, produced by the ILO’s Better Factories Cambodia program, assessed 381 of the 580 factories in the program on a wide range of criteria, from child labor to health conditions to trade union freedoms. It says the share of assessed factories complying with all 21 of the most critical issues, including forced labor and emergency exits, has risen from 28 percent since before public reporting to 47 percent.
