SUPPLIERS KEEP MUM ON RECENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO PRISON LABOUR USED IN CAMBODIAN CLOTHING EXPORTS
September 21st, 2023
Suppliers in Cambodia’s garment industry say that concerns over forced labour have been solved or do not affect them, but one labour rights advocate warned that more should be done to prevent the issue from rising again.
Both Walmart and Centric Brands said last month (August) in a Reuters investigation that they were investigating their supply chains in Cambodia after allegations that some export products had been produced in Correctional Centre 2, a women’s prison in Phnom Penh (1).
This follows American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) inquiry, ...
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