Cambodian garment and shoe factories hope that the European Commission can postpone the withdrawal of the “Except Arms (EBA)” preferential treatment for exports to the EU based on the current severe situation of the new coronavirus epidemic.
On July 6, 2020, a representative of the garment factory in Daijin Ou City, Kandal Province said that due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, Cambodia’s garment industry has suffered a serious impact one after another. , the factory cannot make ends meet, and hopes that the European Commission can delay the withdrawal of the EBA preferential policies granted to Cambodia.
Representatives of YMG Garment Factory in Kandal Province also believe that due to the epidemic, the factory has been temporarily suspended for 2 months and workers are facing unemployment. If the EU does not cancel Cambodia’s With EBA preferential tariffs, Cambodian textile factories still have a chance to regain a foothold.
On June 30, 2020, the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC), the Cambodian Footwear Chamber of Commerce (CFA), and the Cambodia-European Chamber of Commerce (EUROCHAMCasdfssdfsmbodiasdfssdfs) once again wrote to the EU , hoping that the European Commission can delay the gradual cancellation of the EBA preferential policies for Cambodia based on the current severe prospects of the new coronavirus epidemic.
The three major chambers of commerce advocated that since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia in Cambodia, a total of about 400 garment factories, shoe factories, travel goods factories, etc. across the country have applied to suspend production, resulting in About 150,000 workers (mainly female workers) lost their jobs. At the same time, the epidemic continues and the lives of unemployed workers are becoming increasingly difficult. </p
