Amplifying worker voices in the garment and sportswear industry
Stitched under strain - Long term wage loss across the Cambodian garment industryThis September 2023 report is an alarming indictment on a global industry that has been allowed to put company profit margins ahead of the rights of the workers that make their clothes. Amid soaring living costs, Cambodian garment workers are calling for an increase in their wage so they can afford everyday essentials like food, rent and education for their children. The findings of this research demonstrate the urgency of this demand. Organisations connected with the Clean Clothes Campaign network, such as ActionAid and Cambodian organisations CENTRAL, CATU and the C.CAWDU are calling on international brands to ensure Cambodian garment workers in their supply chain are earning a fair wage that keeps them out of poverty. https://cleanclothes.org/file-repository/stitched_under_strain_-_long_term_wage_loss_across_the_cambodian_garment_industry.pdf/viewhttps://cleanclothes.org/file-repository/stitched_under_strain_-_long_term_wage_loss_across_the_cambodian_garment_industry.pdf/@@images/image
Stitched under strain - Long term wage loss across the Cambodian garment industry
This September 2023 report is an alarming indictment on a global industry that has been allowed to put company profit margins ahead of the rights of the workers that make their clothes. Amid soaring living costs, Cambodian garment workers are calling for an increase in their wage so they can afford everyday essentials like food, rent and education for their children. The findings of this research demonstrate the urgency of this demand. Organisations connected with the Clean Clothes Campaign network, such as ActionAid and Cambodian organisations CENTRAL, CATU and the C.CAWDU are calling on international brands to ensure Cambodian garment workers in their supply chain are earning a fair wage that keeps them out of poverty.
