Background Cambodia’s garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector is foundational to the country’s economic output and growth. In 2024, the sector recorded exports of US$ 13.6 billion. Growth in this sector—which supports an estimated 918,000 formal jobs—hinges on maintaining export market access in a volatile global trading environment. As exports in Cambodia’s GFT sector …

Purpose Based on the experiences of Better Work Bangladesh and Better Factories Cambodia through the programmes’ direct engagement with hundreds of factories in the sector, many factories are struggling to address and resolve grievances at the workplace. Strong and effective grievance mechanisms at the enterprise or on-site level are a key part of a robust …

Background Grievance mechanisms are essential for fostering transparency, trust, and accountability withinthe Cambodian Garment, Footwear, and Travel Goods (GFT) sector. From July 2023 to December2024, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) supported by GIZ FABRIC Cambodia, implemented aproject focused on strengthening grievance mechanisms in factories to improve industrialrelations. The project delivered capacity-building activities targeting 162 factories, including …