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Cambodia achieves a first in global garment supply chain

26 Nov '25
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Cambodia achieves a first in global garment supply chain
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Insights

  • Cambodia's first legally binding supply-chain model ties brand purchasing practices to factory-level wage agreements, aligning with due-diligence laws, improving stability, and supporting a path to living wages.
  • Limited brand participation and sourcing volatility remain challenges.
  • It can help Cambodia transition to a premium, future-ready manufacturing hub.

The initiative will benefit more than a million workers in Cambodia’s garment, footwear, and travel-goods sector. It marks a decisive shift away from voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes by embedding binding obligations into brand–union agreements that support wages negotiated through collective bargaining at factory level.

How the model works

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