Survey on Recruitment Practices in the Garment Industry in Cambodia
Foundation, The Asia | May 2017
Abstract
In 2015, the World Bank upgraded Cambodia’s economic status from low-income to lower-middle income country—a result of impressive economic growth at an average of 7.6 percent from 1994- 20151. Garment exports and tourism have driven much of that growth. The garment sector accounts for about $5 billion or 80% of the country’s annual export revenues. The industry employs approximately 700, 000 Cambodians, the majority of whom are women. Despite the importance of the garment industry in the economy, promoting decent work conditions remains challenging. The industry is known for high turnover rate, high recruiting volume, and largely informal recruitment process. Workers have few means to find information about job opportunities. Through The Asia Foundation’s work with garment workers, we found that many workers rely on their friends or family members for information about job opportunities. They normally have to go to a factory to apply for a job without having information about whether the factory is recruiting workers.
Citation
Foundation, The Asia. 2017. Survey on Recruitment Practices in the Garment Industry in Cambodia. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7129.Keywords
Industrialization
Industrial Economics
Industrial Development
Industrial Policy
Technology assessment
Weaving
Textiles
Textile Workers
Wool Industry
Silk Industry
Small Scale Industry
Medium Scale Industry
Local Industry
Commerce and Industry
Intra-Industry Trade
Large Scale Industry
Labor
Technical Evaluation
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Capital market
Developing countries
Market share
Labor
Technology transfer
Cumulative effects assessment
Job analysis
Task analysis
Work clothes industry
Women's clothing industry
Children's clothing industry
Uniforms industry
Underwear industry
T-shirt industry
Sweater industry
Suspender industry
Sport clothes industry
Sleepwear industry
Shirt industry
Shawl industry
Men's clothing industry
Leather garments industry
Textile industry and fabrics
Fabrics
Cloth
Wool-growing industry
Garment industry
Apparel industry
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