过去二十年来，服装、鞋类和旅游商品（GFT）行业为柬埔寨的经济成就做出了重大贡献。政治稳定、有竞争力的工资和生产成本、优惠的贸易准入和有利的投资环境是该行业的比较优势，使其蓬勃发展并成为经济增长的支柱。根据《柬埔寨 2022-2027 年 GFT 行业发展战略》，自 2009 年以来，服装一直占工业出口份额的 70%以上，同时柬埔寨还实现了其他产品出口的多样化，如自行车、汽车零件和电子零件。此外，根据 2016 年给予柬埔寨的普惠制（GSP），行李箱、背包、手提包和钱包等旅行用品（或箱包）对美国市场的出口在过去几年经历了显著增长。
This Sustainability Recommendations Paper (SRP) on Sustainability Reporting in the Garment, Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector aims to strengthen the foundations for environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and data collection and management for reporting. This is increasingly important, as new HREDD legislation, mostly from Global North (buyer markets), is likely to set a backdrop for evolving sustainability reporting requirements in the future.
The Sustainability Recommendation Paper on Promoting Textile Waste Management and Recycling in the Garment, Footwear, and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector presents a comprehensive set of recommendations to build an effective ecosystem for post-industrial textile waste recycling in and around Cambodia’s GFT sector.
This guide was developed by TAFTAC in collaboration with Sustainable Links, Business & Human Rights Law Group and RBH Cambodia with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, FABRIC Cambodia project.
This guide can help an organization get ready to implement Human Rights & Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD).
This Sustainability Recommendation Paper (SRP) highlights the importance of responsible wage digitalization in Cambodia’s GFT sector, which has experienced significant growth in the number of factories utilising digital wage payments from 22% in 2018 to 72% in 2024. The paper under scores that wage digitalization benefits employers, workers, and the broader economy by enhancing transparency, financial inclusion, and security, particularly for women.
The Sustainability Recommendation Paper on Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Garment, Footwear, and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector aims to strengthen diversity and equal employment opportunities in Cambodia’s GFT sector. Despite being Cambodia’s largest employer and leading export sector, the GFT sector struggles to employ persons with disabilities, who are significantly underrepresented in the workforce. Existing national laws and guidelines are often not effectively enforced, and factories mention difficulties in reaching the required quotas.
