Cambodian workers at Armani factory still awaiting reforms

[geovalin]

Alice Cuddy and Taing Vida

In june, workers at an Armani supplier factory in Phnom Penh long plagued by poor conditions erupted in cheers when they were promised reforms that included finally addressing the facility’s sweltering temperatures, seniority bonuses and long-term contracts for employees with extended tenure.

But a month later, little has changed, with reforms either half-heartedly implemented or nowhere in sight, workers said yesterday.

In a rare visit granted to the Kin Tai Garment factory in May, Post reporters witnessed workers toiling under extreme heat to produce clothes for the designer label Armani Jeans.

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-armani-factory-still-awaiting-reforms

[Andrew65]

Is this Armani as in Giorgio Armani, or some dodgy counterfeit label?

[FangFerang]

Nope, no fake goods. A real Armani sweatshop (literally)....

[realenglish1]

That's it for me no more Armani Jeans or clothing

I wont buy these garments because of human suffering

[thailandforumaddict]

So prepare to walk naked...

If you still do not understand that this is how the world is and will always be.

That's it for me no more Armani Jeans or clothing

I wont buy these garments because of human suffering

[geovalin]

Working conditions in Cambodia's garment factories slightly improved: group

Thursday, 09 July 2015; News by Xinhua

PHNOM PENH, (Xinhua) -- The International Labor Organization (ILO) has found a slight improvement in Cambodia's garment factory working conditions, although issues of overtime and occupational safety and health continue, according to its latest report released on Wednesday.

The ILO's Better Factories Cambodia (ILO-BFC) Program report said it saw "a slight improvement in factories' overall compliance with labor law standards."

The findings were based on ILO-BFC factory assessment reports on 393 garment and footwear factories between May 2014 and April 2015, it said.

read more: http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13037/working-conditions-in-cambodia-s-garment-factories-slightly-improved--group/