Project Overview The Industrial Relations Project aims to advance Freedom of Association (FOA) and Collective Bargaining (CB) in Cambodia’s GFT sector—key foundations of decent work, fair workplaces, and sustainable industrial growth. The Industrial Relations Project: Strengthening Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining implemented by the ILO Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) team in Phnom Penh, under …

Background The garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector remains a cornerstone of Cambodia’s economy. In 2025, the sector comprised 1,810 firms and employed over 1.11 million workers, around 75 per cent of whom were women. It is the country’s largest source of foreign exchange, accounting for 51.8 per cent of total exports in 2025. …

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – On 17 December 2025, the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) of the ILO Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) programme held its 58th meeting. The BFC PAC consists of representatives from the Royal Government of Cambodia (the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Ministry of Commerce), sectoral employers’ associations (represented by three associations …