Cambodia: Flooding forces 40 garment factories to suspend operations
Seventy-nine garment factories in Kampong Speu and Kandal provinces and Phnom Penh have been affected by flooding, and at least 40 of them have temporarily suspended their operations, the Phnom Penh Post quoted the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour as saying.
Workers wading through flooded streets in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district. (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
Hanoi (VNA) – Seventy-nine garment factories in Kampong Speu andKandal provinces and Phnom Penh have been affected by flooding, and at least 40of them have temporarily suspended their operations, the Phnom Penh Post quotedthe Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour as saying.
According to Heng Sour, as of October 17, 62 factories in Phnom Penh, 13 inKandal and four in Kampong Speu were affected by the floods. More than 30factories are still operating normally.
Director of the labour department of Kampong Speu province Choek Borin saidfour factories in the locality had been submerged but their supply chains hadnot been affected and work was underway as usual.
The department is working tohave timely response measures to support the factories and workers, he said,adding 145 factories in the province were still operating.
Deputy Secretary-General of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia(GMAC) Kaing Monika said the serious flooding has left critical impacts on GMACmembers, who have suffered a lot from COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Monika, the flooding damaged factories’ property and disruptedproduction process, which will result in a delay in delivery time. Even whenthe water recedes, the flood-affected factories could not resume immediatelybecause their machines and other tools need to be checked.
The labour ministry advised employers and workers in flood-prone areas to keepclose watch on weather developments and outline rational evacuation measures incase of serious floods.
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Workers wading through flooded streets in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district. (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post) 
